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title: Install vim on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of vim for Linux - vim, the text editor
url: https://snapcraft.io/vim-editor
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# vim (vim-editor)

[Zilong Zhao (zilongzhaobur)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zilongzhaobur "View all snaps from Zilong Zhao (zilongzhaobur)")

* [Zilong Zhao (zilongzhaobur)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zilongzhaobur "View all snaps from Zilong Zhao (zilongzhaobur)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/beta 8.2.788

Install latest/beta of vim

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install vim-editor --beta
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

vim is only available on the unstable beta channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* vim-editor

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### License

* Vim

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### Last updated

* 18 May 2020 - latest/beta

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [www.vim.org](https://www.vim.org/ "https://www.vim.org/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/vim-editor#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/vim-editor#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/vim-editor#tab-security)

#### vim, the text editor

snap the official Vim editor: <https://github.com/vim/vim>

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## Install vim on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vim-editor/ubuntu)