2 Answers. Vim is pre-installed in Linux based OS. For Ubuntu its minimal version is pre-installed. Add alias vim=vim.

Is vim default Ubuntu?

It is bundled in the default installation of almost Linux distribution, though Ubuntu and Debian ships with the minimal version of Vim which lack features such as syntax highlighting making it less powerful or useful as it could be.

Is vim always installed?

Vim is always available. Any Linux machine has it. … Most importantly for users who didn’t start coding in the last five years, there is a Vim Mode package.