Re: VI probs

2000-11-14 Thread Erik Steffl
you can also use alternatives to pick which package that provides vi you want to actually provide vi, if you install one of the other packages it will (probably) update the symlink, but using alternatives you can explicitly let debian know which of the alternatives you want to use as real thin

Re: VI probs

2000-11-14 Thread Mike Phillips
> Hi, > > I just changed from SUSE to Debian and kind of have problems with the > VI. When in INSERT mode I used to see that from the status line below, > now there isnt anything. Also Delete isn't working as before, also > when using the cursor keys, always the INSERT mode discontinues... > > An

Re: VI probs

2000-11-13 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Stefan Janecek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sj> Whats called 'vi' in suse is actually vim. do 'apt-get install vim sj> vim-rt' and use vim to edit your files - it should behave like vi sj> on suse... Just a note: you don't need to use the command "vim" to edit your files. When you instal

Re: VI probs

2000-11-13 Thread David Z. Maze
Grischa Schuering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: GS> I just changed from SUSE to Debian and kind of have problems with GS> the VI. When in INSERT mode I used to see that from the status GS> line below, now there isnt anything. Also Delete isn't working as GS> before, also when using the cursor keys,

Re: VI probs

2000-11-13 Thread Stefan Janecek
In a galaxy not too far away, Grischa Schuering spoke on Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 05:30:13PM +0100: > Hi, > > I just changed from SUSE to Debian and kind of have problems with the VI. > When in INSERT mode I used to see that from the status line below, now there > isnt anything. Also Delete isn't wor

VI probs

2000-11-13 Thread Grischa Schuering
Title: VI probs Hi, I just changed from SUSE to Debian and kind of have problems with the VI. When in INSERT mode I used to see that from the status line below, now there isnt anything. Also Delete isn't working as before, also when using the cursor keys, always the INSERT mode discont