These machines are both running on Ubuntu 12.04, though with different window managers. I used the console version to generate this output. The same behaviour is shown when using the GUI version.
Here is a side by side comparison from the :ver output. Right side, there is no Press ENTER prompt: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Nov 27 2012 23:20:33) Included patches: 1-729 Compiled by root@myth Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): Left side there is a Press ENTER prompt: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled May 4 2012 04:10:09) Included patches: 1-429 Modified by pkg-vim-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Compiled by buildd@ Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): Just below I show you the differences between them -- Works -- Press ENTER prompt +arabic +arabic +autocmd +autocmd +balloon_eval +balloon_eval +browse +browse ++builtin_terms ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +byte_offset +cindent +cindent +clientserver +clientserver +clipboard +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +cmdline_info +comments +comments +conceal +conceal +cryptv +cryptv +cscope +cscope +cursorbind +cursorbind +cursorshape +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui +dialog_con_gui +diff +diff +digraphs +digraphs +dnd +dnd -ebcdic -ebcdic +emacs_tags +emacs_tags +eval +eval +ex_extra +ex_extra +extra_search +extra_search +farsi +farsi +file_in_path +file_in_path +find_in_path +find_in_path +float +float +folding +folding -footer -footer +fork() +fork() +gettext +gettext -hangul_input -hangul_input +iconv +iconv +insert_expand +insert_expand +jumplist +jumplist +keymap +keymap +langmap +langmap +libcall +libcall +linebreak +linebreak +lispindent +lispindent +listcmds +listcmds +localmap +localmap -lua +lua +menu +menu +mksession +mksession +modify_fname +modify_fname +mouse +mouse +mouseshape +mouseshape +mouse_dec +mouse_dec +mouse_gpm +mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm -mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm +mouse_netterm +mouse_sgr -mouse_sysmouse -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_urxvt +mouse_xterm +mouse_xterm +mouse_urxvt +multi_byte +multi_byte +multi_lang +multi_lang -mzscheme -mzscheme +netbeans_intg +netbeans_intg +path_extra +path_extra -perl +perl +persistent_undo +persistent_undo +postscript +postscript +printer +printer +profile +profile -python +python -python3 -python3 +quickfix +quickfix +reltime +reltime +rightleft +rightleft -ruby +ruby +scrollbind +scrollbind +signs +signs +smartindent +smartindent -sniff -sniff +startuptime +startuptime +statusline +statusline -sun_workshop -sun_workshop +syntax +syntax +tag_binary +tag_binary +tag_old_static +tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tag_any_white -tcl +tcl +terminfo +terminfo +termresponse +termresponse +textobjects +textobjects +title +title +toolbar +toolbar +user_commands +user_commands +vertsplit +vertsplit +virtualedit +virtualedit +visual +visual +visualextra +visualextra +viminfo +viminfo +vreplace +vreplace +wildignore +wildignore +wildmenu +wildmenu +windows +windows +writebackup +writebackup +X11 +X11 -xfontset -xfontset +xim +xim +xsmp_interact +xsmp_interact +xterm_clipboard +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save -xterm_save Out of the above list here are the differences: -lua +lua +mouse_sgr -perl +perl -python +python -ruby +ruby -tcl +tcl Looking a :set output. Left side: :set --- Options --- helplang=en scroll=33 ttyfast ttymouse=xterm fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1 Right side: :set --- Options --- helplang=en nomodeline ttyfast history=50 ruler ttymouse=xterm2 backspace=indent,eol,start fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1 printoptions=paper:letter runtimepath=~/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/ vim73,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,~/.vim/after suffixes=.bak,~,.swp,.o,.info,.aux,.log,.dvi,.bbl,.blg,.brf,.cb,.ind,.idx,.ilg ,.inx,.out,.toc And the COMPILATION stuff from :ver output. Left side: Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2 .0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -pthread - DORBIT2=1 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/include/libgnomeui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-keyring-1 -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libg nomecanvas-2.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/inc lude -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/pango-1. 0 -I/usr/include/gail-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libp ng12 -I/usr/local/include -g -O2 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lgnomevfs-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2- 1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lrt -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lgpm -ldl Right side: Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/ include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/ usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/glib -2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/lib png12 -pthread -DORBIT2=1 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/include/libgnomeui-2.0 -I/usr/in clude/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-keyring-1 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/inclu de/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/inc lude -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/i nclude/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/ gail-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/lib/i386-linux-g nu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/incl ude/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/li bgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 -I/u sr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/libbono bo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param =ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY _SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 -I/usr/include/tcl8.5 -D_REENTRANT=1 -D_THREAD _SAFE=1 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -rdynamic -Wl,-export-d ynamic -Wl,-E -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed -o vim - lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 - lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lglib -2.0 -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lgnomevfs-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnom e-2 -lpopt -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 - lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2. 0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule- 2.0 -lrt -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lI CE -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib -llua5.1 - Wl,-E -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/perl/5.14/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lcrypt -L/usr/lib/python2.7/config -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -l util -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -L/usr/lib - ltcl8.5 -ldl -lpthread -lieee -lm -lruby1.8 -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lcrypt -lm -L/ usr/lib If you can make suggestions on what I can try that would be great. 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