Vim on Debian Mint Linux
c.willis111
Hi
how do I install vim on debian mint Linux?
Does it do PDFs as on Windows?
regards - Chris
Eric Marceau
"Does it do PDFs as on Windows?"
If you mean, edit the PDF as a text file, leaving the encoded elements as is, the response is yes.
For any Debian-based system, the method to install is to open a shell in a terminal and enter the command,
- sudo apt-get install vim-gtk3 (vim-gui-common)
Or look for the vim-gtk3 package from within Synaptic, and install that way.
Eric
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Marco Moock
> how do I install vim on debian mint Linux?
2 different operating systems. You can install vim via
sudo apt install vim
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"Does it do PDFs as on Windows?"
If you mean, edit the PDF as a text file, leaving the encoded elements as is, the response is yes.
For any Debian-based system, the method to install is to open a shell in a terminal and enter the command,
- sudo apt-get install vim-gtk3 (vim-gui-common)
Or look for the vim-gtk3 package from within Synaptic, and install that way.
Eric
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Hi
thanks both Eric and Marco
Eric, in Windows Vim on a PDF preprocesses the file using PdfTk,, and restores the compression afterwards, likewise. This shows the content streams as clear text. I suspect that PdfTk doesn't work on Linux?
The post processing sorts out the length attributes that the compression and edits have changed.
regards - Chris