How to Install Vim on CentOS – Smart Web Developer

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To install vim, run the following command from a CentOS shell:

    sudo yum install vim-enhanced.i386

Tested on CentOS 5.3 (32 bit).

### How to Find the Yum Package for Vim

To find the command, run:

    yum search vim

The gives you the different packages mentioning vim:

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    ================================================================================= Matched: vim =================================================================================
    vim-X11.i386 : The VIM version of the vi editor for the X Window System.
    vim-common.i386 : The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor.
    vim-enhanced.i386 : A version of the VIM editor which includes recent enhancements.
    vim-minimal.i386 : A minimal version of the VIM editor.

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## 2 replies on “How to Install Vim on CentOS”

Thanks Taz! Nice and concise as I expected. 🙂

Thanks Hadi! 🙂

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