I'll try to approach this from the slightly different angle: I think that default vim config has gone backwards. What has been removed is:
* runtime! debian.vim - this one sets up useful behaviour * if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local") source /etc/vim/vimrc.local endif This is very useful for avoiding upgrade conflicts. Please consider putting those two back -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/667235 Title: vim (not vi) runs in compatible mode by default -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs