Vim: v9.1.1418

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1418

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GVim: v9.1.1418 - Vim git commit: 5199567fd - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.1.1418: configures GUI auto detection favors GTK2
• 9.1.1417: missing info about register completion in complete_info()
• 9.1.1416: completion limits not respected for fuzzy completions
• runtime(doc): Correct allowed flags after :substitute repeat

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1418/GVim-v9.1.1418.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1418/Vim-v9.1.1418.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1415

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1415

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1415 - Vim git commit: ac83b3c37 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.1.1415: potential use-after free when there is an error in 'tabpanel'
• runtime(doc): trailing whitespace in options.txt, delete it.
• translation(hy): renamed am.po -> hy.po for armenian lang translations
• runtime(doc): Correct allowed characters at :help 'filetype'

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1415/GVim-v9.1.1415.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1415/Vim-v9.1.1415.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1414

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1414

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1414 - Vim git commit: f0c7090a3 - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(doc): trailing whitespace in options.txt, delete it.
• translation(hy): renamed am.po -> hy.po for armenian lang translations
• runtime(doc): Correct allowed characters at :help 'filetype'
• 9.1.1414: MS-Windows: compile warnings in os_win32.c
• 9.1.1413: spurious CursorHold triggered in GUI on startup
• 9.1.1412: tests: Test_tabpanel_tabonly() fails on larger screens
• 9.1.1411: crash when calling non-existing function for tabpanel
• 9.1.1410: out-of-bounds access with 'completefunc'
• 9.1.1409: using f-flag in 'complete' conflicts with Neovim
• 9.1.1408: not easily possible to complete from register content
• runtime(doc): clarify license conditions for distributed runtime files
• runtime: Add license information for HCL and Terraform runtime files

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1414/GVim-v9.1.1414.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1414/Vim-v9.1.1414.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1407

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1407

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1407 - Vim git commit: 69c3493ad - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(doc): clarify license conditions for distributed runtime files
• runtime: Add license information for HCL and Terraform runtime files
• 9.1.1407: Can't use getpos('v') in OptionSet when using setbufvar()

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1407/GVim-v9.1.1407.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1407/Vim-v9.1.1407.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1406

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1406

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1406 - Vim git commit: 9772025d2 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.1.1406: crash when importing invalid tuple
• 9.1.1405: tests: no test for mapping with special keys in session file

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1406/GVim-v9.1.1406.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1406/Vim-v9.1.1406.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1404

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1404

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1404 - Vim git commit: e8302da74 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.1.1404: wrong link to Chapter 2 in new-tutor
• runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, fix missing luaParenError error
• 9.1.1403: expansion of 'tabpanelopt' value adds wrong values
• 9.1.1402: multi-byte mappings not properly stored in session file
• runtime(syntax-tests): rename kornshell syntax tests and regenerate 00 dumps
• runtime(sh): Fix various syntax highlighting problems in ksh93 scripts

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1404/GVim-v9.1.1404.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1404/Vim-v9.1.1404.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1401

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1401

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1401 - Vim git commit: b0691b46b - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(sh): Fix various syntax highlighting problems in ksh93 scripts
• 9.1.1401: list not materialized in prop_list()
• 9.1.1400: [security]: use-after-free when evaluating tuple fails
• 9.1.1399: tests: test_codestyle fails for auto-generated files
• runtime(tar): preserve pwd when reading and writing tar files
• runtime(doc): remove outdated Contribution section in pi_tutor
• runtime(muttrc): fix mangled keywords in syntax script
• runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, improve :import highlighting

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1401/GVim-v9.1.1401.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1401/Vim-v9.1.1401.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1398

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1398

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1398 - Vim git commit: 7b5550fac - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, improve :import highlighting
• 9.1.1398: completion: trunc does not follow Pmenu highlighting attributes
• runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, improve script-interface command highlighting

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1398/GVim-v9.1.1398.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1398/Vim-v9.1.1398.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1397

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1397

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1397 - Vim git commit: a577e4289 - glibc: 2.34

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• runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, improve script-interface command highlighting
• 9.1.1397: tabpanel not correctly updated on :tabonly

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1397/GVim-v9.1.1397.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1397/Vim-v9.1.1397.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.

Vim: v9.1.1396

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1396

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1396 - Vim git commit: 7b9eb6389 - glibc: 2.34

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• 9.1.1396: 'errorformat' is a global option
• 9.1.1395: search_stat not reset when pattern differs in case
• 9.1.1394: tabpanel not correctly redrawn on tabonly
• runtime(doc): fix typo in description of :redrawtabpanel
• runtime(gleam): add @Spell clusters to syntax script
• runtime(pandoc): update YAML metadata block parsing in compiler runtime

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1396/GVim-v9.1.1396.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.1.1396/Vim-v9.1.1396.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.