Introduction to Vim Download location (FTP): Version used: &vim-version; Package size: &vim-size; Estimated Disk space required: &vim-buildsize; The vim package, which is an abbreviation for VI IMproved, contains a vi clone with extra features as compared to the original vi. vim depends on: vim will utilize: , and The default LFS instructions install LFS as a part of the base system, but owing to the lack of X libraries during the base install, vim needs to be recompiled once X in installed to enable the GUI mode. There is no need for special instructions since X support is automatically detected. Download the patch to make the location of configuration files FHS compliant from .