Releases: vim/vim-appimage
Vim: v9.1.0593
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0593
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0593 - Vim git commit: 3698fbbd7 - glibc: 2.29
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- runtime(tsv): include simple syntax plugin
- 9.1.0593: filetype: Asymptote files are not recognized
- runtime(gomod): add recommended indent options to ftplugin
- runtime(go): add recommended indent options to ftplugin
- runtime(gdscript): add recommended indent options to ftplugin
- 9.1.0592: runtime: filetype: Mediawiki files are not recognized
- 9.1.0591: filetype: *.wl files are not recognized
- 9.1.0590: Vim9: crash when accessing getregionpos() return value
- runtime(doc): 'cpoptions': Include "z" in the documented default
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0593/GVim-v9.1.0593.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0593/Vim-v9.1.0593.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0589
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0589
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0589 - Vim git commit: 22105fd1f - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
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- 9.1.0589: vi: d{motion} and cw work differently than expected
- runtime(colors): update included colorschemes
- runtime(doc): grammar fixes in options.txt
- 9.1.0588: The maze program no longer compiles on newer clang
- runtime(typst): Add typst runtime files
- 9.1.0587: tests: Test_gui_lowlevel_keyevent is still flaky
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0589/GVim-v9.1.0589.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0589/Vim-v9.1.0589.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0586
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0586
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0586 - Vim git commit: 700cf8cfa - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0586: ocaml runtime files are outdated
- runtime(termdebug): fix a few issues
- 9.1.0585: tests: test_cpoptions leaves swapfiles around
- 9.1.0584: Warning about redeclaring f_id() non-static
- runtime(doc): Add hint how to load termdebug from vimrc
- runtime(doc): document global insert behavior
- 9.1.0583: filetype: *.pdf_tex files are not recognized
- 9.1.0582: Printed line doesn't overwrite colon when pressing Enter in Ex mode
- 9.1.0581: Various lines are indented inconsistently
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0586/GVim-v9.1.0586.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0586/Vim-v9.1.0586.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0580
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0580
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0580 - Vim git commit: 90a800274 - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0580: :lmap mapping for keypad key not applied when typed in Select mode
- 9.1.0579: Ex command is still executed after giving E1247
- 9.1.0578: no tests for :Tohtml
- 9.1.0577: Unnecessary checks for v:sizeoflong in test_put.vim
- 9.1.0576: tests: still an issue with test_gettext_make
- 9.1.0575: Wrong comments in alt_tabpage()
- 9.1.0574: ex: wrong handling of commands after bar
- runtime(doc): add a note for netrw bug reports
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0580/GVim-v9.1.0580.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0580/Vim-v9.1.0580.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0573
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0573
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0573 - Vim git commit: c25a7084e - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0573: ex: no implicit print for single addresses
- runtime(vim): make &indentexpr available from the outside
- 9.1.0572: cannot specify tab page closing behaviour
- runtime(doc): remove obsolete Ex insert behavior
- 9.1.0571: tests: Test_gui_lowlevel_keyevent is flaky
- runtime(logindefs): update syntax with new keywords
- 9.1.0570: tests: test_gettext_make can be improved
- runtime(filetype): Fix Prolog file detection regex
- 9.1.0569: fnamemodify() treats ".." and "../" differently
- runtime(mojo): include mojo ftplugin and indent script
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0573/GVim-v9.1.0573.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0573/Vim-v9.1.0573.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0568
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0568
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0568 - Vim git commit: fc533c9f0 - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- runtime(mojo): include mojo ftplugin and indent script
- 9.1.0568: Cannot expand paths from 'cdpath' setting
- 9.1.0567: Cannot use relative paths as findfile() stop directories
- 9.1.0566: Stop dir in findfile() doesn't work properly w/o trailing slash
- 9.1.0565: Stop directory doesn't work properly in 'tags'
- 9.1.0564: id() can be faster
- 9.1.0563: Cannot process any Key event
- 9.1.0562: tests: inconsistency in test_findfile.vim
- runtime(fstab): Add missing keywords to fstab syntax
- 9.1.0561: netbeans: variable used un-initialized (Coverity)
- 9.1.0560: bindtextdomain() does not indicate an error
- 9.1.0559: translation of vim scripts can be improved
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0568/GVim-v9.1.0568.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0568/Vim-v9.1.0568.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0558
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0558
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0558 - Vim git commit: 50dc83cf9 - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0558: filetype: prolog detection can be improved
- 9.1.0557: moving in the buffer list doesn't work as documented
- runtime(doc): fix inconsistencies in :h file-searching
- 9.1.0556: :bwipe doesn't remove file from jumplist of other tabpages
- runtime(htmlangular): correct comment
- 9.1.0555: filetype: angular ft detection is still problematic
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0558/GVim-v9.1.0558.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0558/Vim-v9.1.0558.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0554
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0554
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0554 - Vim git commit: 4ff3a9b1e - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0554: :bw leaves jumplist and tagstack data around
- 9.1.0553: filetype: *.mcmeta files are not recognized
- 9.1.0552: No test for antlr4 filetype
- 9.1.0551: filetype: htmlangular files are not properly detected
- 9.1.0550: filetype: antlr4 files are not recognized
- 9.1.0549: fuzzycollect regex based completion not working as expected
- runtime(doc): autocmd_add() accepts a list not a dict
- 9.1.0548: it's not possible to get a unique id for some vars
- runtime(tmux): Update syntax script
- 9.1.0547: No way to get the arity of a Vim function
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0554/GVim-v9.1.0554.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0554/Vim-v9.1.0554.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0546
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0546
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0546 - Vim git commit: 03acd4761 - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0546: vim-tiny fails on CTRL-X/CTRL-A
- runtime(hlsplaylist): include hlsplaylist ftplugin file
- runtime(doc): fix typo in :h ft-csv-syntax
- runtime(doc): Correct shell command to get $VIMRUNTIME into shell
- 9.1.0545: MSVC conversion warning
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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0546/GVim-v9.1.0546.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0546/Vim-v9.1.0546.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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: v9.1.0544
Vim AppImage Release v9.1.0544
Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.0544 - Vim git commit: 62f31e949 - glibc: 2.29
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.1.0544: filetype: ldapconf files are not recognized
- runtime(cmakecache): include cmakecache ftplugin file
- runtime(lex): include lex ftplugin file
- runtime(yacc): include yacc ftplugin file
- runtime(squirrel): include squirrel ftplugin file
- runtime(objcpp): include objcpp ftplugin file
- runtime(tf): include tf ftplugin file
- runtime(mysql): include mysql ftplugin file
- runtime(javacc): include javacc ftplugin file
- runtime(cabal): include cabal ftplugin file
- runtime(cuda): include CUDA ftplugin file
- runtime(editorconfig): include editorconfig ftplugin file
- runtime(kivy): update kivy syntax, include ftplugin
- runtime(syntax-tests): Stop generating redundant "*_99.dump" files
- 9.1.0543: Behavior of CursorMovedC is strange
- runtime(vim): Update base-syntax, improve :match command highlighting
- 9.1.0542: Vim9: confusing string() output for object functions
- 9.1.0541: failing test with Vim configured without channel
- 9.1.0540: Unused assignment in sign_define_cmd()
- runtime(doc): add page-scrolling keys to index.txt
- runtime(doc): add reference to xterm-focus-event from FocusGained/Lost
- 9.1.0539: Not enough tests for what v9.1.0535 fixed
- runtime(doc): clarify how to re-init csv syntax 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 20.04 LTS focal. 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/v9.1.0544/GVim-v9.1.0544.glibc2.29-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/v9.1.0544/Vim-v9.1.0544.glibc2.29-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 20.04 ("focal"). 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 commandsudo 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.