The Vim package contains a powerful text editor. Estimated build time: &vim-time; Estimated required disk space: &vim-compsize; &aa-vim-down; &aa-vim-dep;   If you prefer another editor -- like Emacs, Joe, or Nano -- to Vim, have a look at for suggested installation instructions.   First change the default locations of the vimrc and gvimrc files to /etc. echo '#define SYS_VIMRC_FILE "/etc/vimrc"' >> src/feature.h echo '#define SYS_GVIMRC_FILE "/etc/gvimrc"' >> src/feature.h Now prepare Vim for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make This package has a test suite available which performs a number of checks to ensure it will function correctly. However, the Vim test suite will output a whole lot of seemingly garbage characters to screen which can occasionally wreak havoc with the running terminal. Accordingly, the running of the test suite here is optional. Should you choose to run the Vim test suite, the following command will do so: make test And install the package: make install When called as vi, vim will run in old-fashioned vi-mode. To allow this, create a symlink: ln -s vim /usr/bin/vi If you are going to install the X Window system on your LFS system, you may want to re-compile Vim after having installed X. Vim comes with a nice GUI version of the editor that requires X and a few other libraries to be installed. For more information read the Vim documentation. &c6-cf-vim; &aa-vim-shortdesc; &aa-vim-desc;