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[Bug 1504827] Re: vimtutor opens up empty

 

But i can get to the vimtutor through the help screens of vi(m):

invoke vi
type ":help" as offered
move the cursor down onto "|tutor|", activate it with CTRL-], which opens up "usr_01.txt", "*01.3* Using the Vim tutor" "*tutor* *vimtutor*"

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Title:
  vimtutor opens up empty

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  bubba@mine:~$ vimtutor
  The program 'vimtutor' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
  sudo apt-get install vim-runtime

  bubba@mine:~$ which vim
  bubba@mine:~$ which vi
  /usr/bin/vi

  bubba@mine:~$ dpkg-query -S $(which vi)
  dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern /usr/bin/vi

  bubba@mine:~$ vi
  ~                                                                               
  ~                                                                               
  ~                              VIM - Vi IMproved                                
  ~                                                                               
  ~                               version 7.4.488                                 
  ~                           by Bram Moolenaar et al.                            
  ~           Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx             
  ~                 Vim is open source and freely distributable                   
  ~                                                                               
  ~                        Become a registered Vim user!                          
  ~                type  :help register<Enter>   for information                  
  ~                                                                               
  ~                type  :q<Enter>               to exit                          
  ~                type  :help<Enter>  or  <F1>  for on-line help                 
  ~                type  :help version7<Enter>   for version info                 
  ~                                                                               
  ~                        Running in Vi compatible mode                          
  ~                type  :set nocp<Enter>        for Vim defaults                 
  ~                type  :help cp-default<Enter> for info on this                 
  ~                                                                               
  ~                                                                               
  ~                                                                               
  :q
  bubba@mine:~$ dpkg-query -l 'vi*'
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
  +++-==============-============-============-=================================
  un  vile           <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  ii  vile-common    9.8p-1       all          VI Like Emacs - support files for
  ii  vile-filters   9.8p-1       amd64        VI Like Emacs - highlighting filt
  un  vim            <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  un  vim-athena     <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  ii  vim-common     2:7.4.488-3u amd64        Vi IMproved - Common files
  un  vim-gnome      <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  un  vim-gtk        <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  un  vim-nox        <none>       <none>       (no description available)
  ii  vim-tiny       2:7.4.488-3u amd64        Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor 
  un  virtualbox-gue <none>       <none>       (no description available)

  bubba@mine:~$ sudo apt-get install vim-runtime
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    vim-runtime
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
  Need to get 4,980 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 26.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main vim-runtime all 2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2 [4,980 kB]
  Fetched 4,980 kB in 5s (845 kB/s)        
  Selecting previously unselected package vim-runtime.
  (Reading database ... 174233 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../vim-runtime_2%3a7.4.488-3ubuntu2_all.deb ...
  Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim74/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim74/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
  Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim74/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim74/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
  Unpacking vim-runtime (2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
  Setting up vim-runtime (2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2) ...
  Processing /usr/share/vim/addons/doc

  bubba@mine:~$ vimtutor
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  "/tmp/tutorOwc6RB" 0 lines, 0 characters

  bubba@mine:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.04
  Release:	15.04

  bubba@mine:~$ apt-cache policy vim-runtime
  vim-runtime:
    Installed: 2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2
    Candidate: 2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 2:7.4.488-3ubuntu2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  bubba@mine:~$

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