vim是一个免费的开源文本编辑器。
vim是**Vi IMproved（Vi 增强）**的简写， Vi编辑器。
vim可以在命令行中使用，也可以在 图形用户模式GUI中使用。
Vim编辑器是由Bram Moolenar开发的。

在linux mint中安装vim非常简单：

执行命令安装vim

sudo apt-get install vim

例如：

Hyman@LinuxMint ~ $ sudo apt-get install vim
sudo: unable to resolve host LinuxMint
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  vim-runtime
Suggested packages:
  ctags vim-doc vim-scripts
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  vim vim-runtime
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 301 not upgraded.
Need to get 5,424 kB of archives.
After this operation, 25.0 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main vim-runtime all 2:7.3.547-6ubuntu5 [4,533 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main vim amd64 2:7.3.547-6ubuntu5 [891 kB]                                
Fetched 5,424 kB in 11s (478 kB/s)                                                                                       
Selecting previously unselected package vim-runtime.
(Reading database ... 160875 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking vim-runtime (from .../vim-runtime_2%3a7.3.547-6ubuntu5_all.deb) ...
Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
Selecting previously unselected package vim.
Unpacking vim (from .../vim_2%3a7.3.547-6ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up vim-runtime (2:7.3.547-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing /usr/share/vim/addons/doc
Setting up vim (2:7.3.547-6ubuntu5) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode
Hyman@LinuxMint ~ $