I uninstalled Vim 8.0 with sudo apt remove vim-common
, and compiled and installed the latest version:
git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git
cd vim/src
make
sudo make install
I can run Vim 8.2 with vim
in a terminal.
This is the .desktop
file for Vim 8.2:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Vim
Comment=text editor
Exec=/home/debian/vim/src/vim %F
Icon=/home/debian/vim/src/vim.ico
Type=Application
MimeType=text/plain
Categories=GTK;Utility;TextEditor;
Keywords=text;editor;vim;
Why can't I run Vim from the menu? When I click on "Vim" in the menu, Vim doesn't pop up.
It makes no difference if I use:
Exec=/home/debian/vim/src/vim %F
or
Exec=/usr/local/bin/vim %F
I am using lxterminal
in debian
.