[Bug 1968912] [NEW] vim.tiny reports 'E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim' on execution in default install

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Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 22.04

When running vim.tiny it says:

$ vim.tiny
E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim
Press ENTER or type command to continue

This is due to the defaults.vim file not being available.  If you just
run it as vi

$ vi

this message does not appear as vim.tiny runs in compatibility mode.  I found mention of this issue in:
https://github.com/grml/grml-etc-core/issues/99

The defaults.vim file is provided by the package vim-runtime.

I'm unsure what the issue is, if something needs to be in
/etc/vim/vimrc.tiny or a /etc/vim/vimrc needs to be provided dpkg claims
vimrc is in vim-common, but no file is installed for me from that
package, or if vim-runtime needs to be a required package for vim-tiny

$ dpkg -S /etc/vim/vimrc
vim-common: /etc/vim/vimrc
$ ls -al /etc/vim/vimrc
ls: cannot access '/etc/vim/vimrc': No such file or directory

I discovered this because my .selected-editor was vim.tiny after running
crontab -e

$ crontab -e

Select an editor.  To change later, run 'select-editor'.
  1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
  2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
  3. /bin/ed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-1005.5-raspi 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-1005-raspi aarch64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu81
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Wed Apr 13 11:56:35 2022
ImageMediaBuild: 20201022
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vim
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-09 (4 days ago)

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


** Tags: apport-bug arm64 arm64-image jammy raspi-image

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 22.04
  
  When running vim.tiny it says:
  
  $ vim.tiny
  E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim
  Press ENTER or type command to continue
  
  This is due to the defaults.vim file not being available.  If you just
  run it as vi
  
  $ vi
  
- this message does not appear.
- 
- I discovered this because my .selected-editor was vim.tiny after running
- crontab -e
- 
- $ crontab -e
- 
- Select an editor.  To change later, run 'select-editor'.
-   1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
-   2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
-   3. /bin/ed
+ this message does not appear as vim.tiny runs in compatibility mode.  I found mention of this issue in:
+ https://github.com/grml/grml-etc-core/issues/99
  
  The defaults.vim file is provided by the package vim-runtime.
  
  I'm unsure what the issue is, if something needs to be in
  /etc/vim/vimrc.tiny or a /etc/vim/vimrc needs to be provided dpkg claims
  vimrc is in vim-common, but no file is installed for me from that
  package, or if vim-runtime needs to be a required package for vim-tiny
  
  $ dpkg -S /etc/vim/vimrc
  vim-common: /etc/vim/vimrc
  $ ls -al /etc/vim/vimrc
  ls: cannot access '/etc/vim/vimrc': No such file or directory
  
+ I discovered this because my .selected-editor was vim.tiny after running
+ crontab -e
+ 
+ $ crontab -e
+ 
+ Select an editor.  To change later, run 'select-editor'.
+   1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
+   2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
+   3. /bin/ed
+ 
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-1005.5-raspi 5.15.30
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-1005-raspi aarch64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu81
  Architecture: arm64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  Date: Wed Apr 13 11:56:35 2022
  ImageMediaBuild: 20201022
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=screen
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=screen
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-09 (4 days ago)

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Title:
  vim.tiny reports 'E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim' on execution
  in default install

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 22.04

  When running vim.tiny it says:

  $ vim.tiny
  E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim
  Press ENTER or type command to continue

  This is due to the defaults.vim file not being available.  If you just
  run it as vi

  $ vi

  this message does not appear as vim.tiny runs in compatibility mode.  I found mention of this issue in:
  https://github.com/grml/grml-etc-core/issues/99

  The defaults.vim file is provided by the package vim-runtime.

  I'm unsure what the issue is, if something needs to be in
  /etc/vim/vimrc.tiny or a /etc/vim/vimrc needs to be provided dpkg
  claims vimrc is in vim-common, but no file is installed for me from
  that package, or if vim-runtime needs to be a required package for
  vim-tiny

  $ dpkg -S /etc/vim/vimrc
  vim-common: /etc/vim/vimrc
  $ ls -al /etc/vim/vimrc
  ls: cannot access '/etc/vim/vimrc': No such file or directory

  I discovered this because my .selected-editor was vim.tiny after
  running crontab -e

  $ crontab -e

  Select an editor.  To change later, run 'select-editor'.
    1. /bin/nano        <---- easiest
    2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
    3. /bin/ed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: vim-tiny 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-1005.5-raspi 5.15.30
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-1005-raspi aarch64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu81
  Architecture: arm64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  Date: Wed Apr 13 11:56:35 2022
  ImageMediaBuild: 20201022
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-09 (4 days ago)

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