Estimated build time: &vim-time; Estimated required disk space: &vim-compsize; If you prefer another editor -- like Emacs, Joe, or Nano -- to Vim, have a look at for suggested installation instructions. &aa-vim-shortdesc; &aa-vim-dep;   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 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;