Releases: vim/vim-appimage
Vim: v9.2.0530
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0530
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0530 - Vim git commit: 24678d31c - glibc: 2.34
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- 9.2.0530: WinBar row vertical separator not refreshed on window change
- runtime(compiler): Remove wrong escape in zig compiler files
- 9.2.0529: GTK4: clipboard returns empty after a foreign app takes the selection
- 9.2.0528: possible overflow in XIM resource handling
- 9.2.0527: Possible double free in fill_partial_and_closure()
- 9.2.0526: missing out-of-memory check in ex_substitute()
- 9.2.0525: spell: memory leak in spell_read_dic()
- runtime(doc): update netrws "mt" command description
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0530/GVim-v9.2.0530.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0530/Vim-v9.2.0530.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0524
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0524
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0524 - Vim git commit: 9a920e825 - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0524: spell: buffer overflow with many affix or compound flags
- translation(it): Update Italian manpage
- 9.2.0523: tests: no test for using shellescape() in combination with :!
- 9.2.0522: event_nr2name() in autocmd.c can be improved
- 9.2.0521: GTK4: cannot resize shell after the window is shown
- 9.2.0520: Reversed text opacity in popup when termguicolor is set
- 9.2.0519: GTK4: GUI tabline is not displayed correctly
- 9.2.0518: GTK4: input method cannot compose text
- 9.2.0517: quickfix: can set quickfixtextfunc in restricted/sandbox mode
- runtime(doc): fix a few small problems
- 9.2.0516: socketserver: spurious error when servername is taken
- runtime(doc): Tweak documentation style
- CI: Bump github/codeql-action
- 9.2.0515: virtualedit=insert doesn't work during change operation
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0524/GVim-v9.2.0524.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0524/Vim-v9.2.0524.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0514
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0514
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0514 - Vim git commit: ea71d5bb0 - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0514: GTK4: build errors when socketserver is enabled
- 9.2.0513: [security]: memory safety issues in spellfile.c
- 9.2.0512: clientserver uses binary protocol
- 9.2.0511: configure: when GTK4 is used also links in X11 libs
- 9.2.0510: setline() mapping may trigger autoindent
- runtime(doc): add a few references to mouse behaviour
- runtime(doc): Update wrong shellescape() example
- translation(it): Update Italian translation
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0514/GVim-v9.2.0514.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0514/Vim-v9.2.0514.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0509
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0509
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0509 - Vim git commit: 44a1a6a33 - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- runtime(doc): Update wrong shellescape() example
- translation(it): Update Italian translation
- 9.2.0509: term.c: compile error when LOG_TRN is enabled
- 9.2.0508: completion: cannot complete user cmd :K with 'ignorecase'
- runtime(doc): fix a typo in :map-local
- runtime(doc): re-generate vim.man
- 9.2.0507: Vim9 class: public/protected member name clash uses same error
- runtime(debversions): Add stonking (26.10) as Ubuntu release name
- runtime(doc): fix help tags for removed/reused error codes
- runtime(mbsync): Properly handle values for the "Sync" keyword
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0509/GVim-v9.2.0509.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0509/Vim-v9.2.0509.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0506
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0506
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0506 - Vim git commit: 85eb099bf - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- runtime(mbsync): Properly handle values for the "Sync" keyword
- 9.2.0506: home_replace() function can be improved
- runtime(doc): fix GTK4 package name in src/INSTALL
- 9.2.0505: GTK4: text looks blurry on HiDPI displays
- runtime(context,typeset): Correct whitespace error in Log()'s 'edit' command
- 9.2.0504: configure: requires X11 libraries for GTK4 build
- runtime(getscript,vimball,rust): Use correct shellescape() form for ! ex cmd
- 9.2.0503: Makefile: Missing dependencies for new GTK4 source files
- runtime(doc): update cmdline-history (after v9.1.0895)
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0506/GVim-v9.2.0506.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0506/Vim-v9.2.0506.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0502
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0502
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0502 - Vim git commit: 35b767a09 - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0502: runtime(netrw): bookmark handling can be improved
- runtime(doc): document new GTK4 GUI in version9.txt
- runtime(syntax-tests): Always delete our copy of "src/testdir/vimcmd"
- 9.2.0501: GTK4: there is no GTK4 UI available
- runtime(htmldjango): Remove unnecessary code.
- CI: Stop using AppVeyor
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0502/GVim-v9.2.0502.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0502/Vim-v9.2.0502.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0500
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0500
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0500 - Vim git commit: 354ab1a69 - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0500: filetype: some html files wrongly recognized as htmlangular
- runtime(doc): INSTALL: "libwayland-dev" is required on Ubuntu for Wayland clipboard support
- runtime(typeset): Correct whitespace error in :lcd command
- tests(commondumps): Use character counts when marking columns
- 9.2.0499: modeline: allow to disable modelines with modelinestrict
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0500/GVim-v9.2.0500.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0500/Vim-v9.2.0500.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0498
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0498
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0498 - Vim git commit: c920d9344 - glibc: 2.34
GitHub Actions Logfile
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0498: potential heap buffer overflow in if_xcmdsrv.c
- 9.2.0497: Cannot jump to remote tags
- 9.2.0496: [security]: Code Injection in cucumber filetype plugin
- 9.2.0495: [security]: runtime(netrw): code injection via NetrwBookHistSave()
- runtime(just): add 'suffixesadd' to ftplugin
- runtime(sh): Do not conflate empty array and function declarations in Bash
- 9.2.0494: User commands cannot handle single args with spaces
- 9.2.0493: popup: missing Popup, PopupBorder and PopupTitle hi groups
- 9.2.0492: popup: decoration wrongly drawn with clipping on border
- CI: Update clang to v22
- runtime(htmldjango): Add syntax highlighting of comparison operators
- runtime(django): Resolve FIXME of comparrison operators + localization tags
- ccfilter: uses unbounded strcat()/strcpy()
- NSIS: Don't install 32-bit dll on ARM64
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0498/GVim-v9.2.0498.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0498/Vim-v9.2.0498.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0491
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0491
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0491 - Vim git commit: d8c477427 - glibc: 2.34
GitHub Actions Logfile
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0491: VMS: various build issues
- 9.2.0490: matchfuzzy() can crash on long multi-word patterns
- runtime(zip,tar): Add support for compressed .cbz and .cbt files
- runtime(sh): Update syntax, don't include parens in function name highlighting
- 9.2.0489: filetype: some Objective-C files are not recognized
- CI: Bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0491/GVim-v9.2.0491.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0491/Vim-v9.2.0491.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.
Vim: v9.2.0488
Vim AppImage Release v9.2.0488
Version Information:
GVim: v9.2.0488 - Vim git commit: b467b56ef - glibc: 2.34
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This release provides the following Artifacts:
Changelog
- 9.2.0488: statusline: status line highlight blends into adjacent vsep cells
- 9.2.0487: viminfo: possible signed int overflow in register array
- 9.2.0486: out-of-bound read when recovering swap files
- 9.2.0485: clipboard provider callback can be called recursively
- 9.2.0484: TextPutPre triggers clipboard provider callback twice
- runtime(doc): Update 'softtabstop' documentation
- 9.2.0483: popup: terminal embedded in an opacity popup freezes Vim on input
- runtime(doc): update doc for clipboard provider
- 9.2.0482: runtime(osc52): triggered twice with TextPutPoste autocmd
What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?
The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.
For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.
Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jammy. It most likely won't work on older distributions.
Run it
Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:
wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0488/GVim-v9.2.0488.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.2.0488/Vim-v9.2.0488.glibc2.34-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimageThat's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄
If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:
ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimageThen execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.
Interpreter interfaces
The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 22.04 ("jammy"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.
Otherwise,
- for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim,
set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.soor similar (use the shell commandsudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3to find the library name). See:help +python3/dyn-stable. - for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g.
:help lua,:help perl,:help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.