When I open up the Vim editor, it's supposed to show at the bottom of the screen whether I'm in Input mode or not. But it stays blank whether I'm in Command mode or in Input mode.
Also, vimtutor doesn't work. All I get is a blank screen without any instructions.
It's the same whether I open up a terminal or use a virtual console.
Any ideas what might be wrong?
Best Answer
From your experience with
vimtutor
, it looks like you have the basic version ofvim
installed (vim-tiny
). It is just a step above the old schoolvi
in the evilutionary ladder, so try installing a more feature-complete version:Or, to get GVim as well:
And do remember to call
vim
instead ofvi
. If you still can't see the status indicator, enableshowmode
: