[Bug 1066549] [NEW] package "vim" advertised to supply "gvim" but does not.

[Kevin O'Gorman]

Public bug reported:

This is a kind of documentation bug relating to an automated feature
(possibly of "alternatives")

I am running Xubuntu 12.04.1, and have added package "vim" manually.

When I enter the command "gvim", I get the message
The program 'gvim' can be found in the following packages:
 * vim
 * vim-gnome
 * vim-tiny
 * vim-athena
 * vim-gtk
 * vim-nox
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

Note that "vim" appears in the list.  It did not provide gvim, and is
not compiled to do so ("vim -g" reports "E25: GUI cannot be used: Not
enabled at compile time".)

It appears what I got is more like "vim-nox".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 14 10:20:11 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vim
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: vim (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  package "vim" advertised to supply "gvim" but does not.

Status in “vim” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is a kind of documentation bug relating to an automated feature
  (possibly of "alternatives")

  I am running Xubuntu 12.04.1, and have added package "vim" manually.

  When I enter the command "gvim", I get the message
  The program 'gvim' can be found in the following packages:
   * vim
   * vim-gnome
   * vim-tiny
   * vim-athena
   * vim-gtk
   * vim-nox
  Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

  Note that "vim" appears in the list.  It did not provide gvim, and is
  not compiled to do so ("vim -g" reports "E25: GUI cannot be used: Not
  enabled at compile time".)

  It appears what I got is more like "vim-nox".

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 14 10:20:11 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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