This is an Ansible role for installing Vim on Debian or Ubuntu, for the root user by default but it can be used for other users.
It creates a ~/.vimrc if it doesn't already exist, enables secure modelines for syntax highlighing and adds syntax highlighing for Nginx
There are six default variables:
| Variable name | Default value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
vim |
true |
When True the tasks in this role are run |
vim_path |
/usr/bin/vim.basic |
The path to vim |
vim_alternatives |
true |
When True the editor is set to vim_path using update-alternatives |
vim_user |
root |
The user account to configure |
vim_group |
{{ vim_user }} |
The group ownership for files and directories created for vim_user |
vim_selected |
true |
When True the ~/.selected-editor is set to vim_path for vim_user |
The primary URL of this repo is https://git.coop/webarch/vim and this is where the release notes are, it is also mirrored to GitHub and available via Ansible Galaxy.
The localhost repo can be used to run this role on the localhost.