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Desktop system for creators with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Based on FreeBSD. Less, but better!
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vi is missing from helloSystem default install #319

Closed SanPollo closed 2 years ago

SanPollo commented 2 years ago

Please make /usr/bin/vi part of the default installation for helloSystem as it is with a standard FreeBSD installation.

It's very small and incredibly useful for UNIX-veterans in the Terminal and in single user mode. I understand that nano is installed but it would be nice to have a choice.

I know that Vim can be installed from editors/vim but it is not the same (e.g. it has colours that have to be disabled in a config file), and it is not available on first boot when networking may not be available.

probonopd commented 2 years ago

Developer-centric command line tools are not shipped on the Live ISO by default in order to reduce its size. You need to install the Developer Tools if you want vi and other developer related command line tools. This is a feature, not a bug.

SanPollo commented 2 years ago

@probonopd that makes perfect sense. Thanks for clarifying.