edit sudo vi /usr/share/vim/vim80/defaults.vim comment out “if has(‘mouse’)” set mouse=r“endif https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/318824/vim-cutpaste-not-working-in-stretch-debian-9
Checklist of things to do after installing Debian Gnome The first problem you have with a brand new linux (Debian/Ubuntu) install is the user is not setup in sudoers. So first thing: login as root su sudo adduser username sudo sudo vi /etc/sudoers give permissions to your new user – below root username ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL alternately – unsecure username ALL=(ALL)...
Debian and VI are different than other distros, such as Ubuntu. I found all kinds of other/newer advice that did not work. Hopefully this will save someone else some time beating around the Interbushes. Pre-requisite: If you have not already, install vim sudo apt-get install vim sudo vi /etc/profile Add this line to the end of the file alias vi=’vim’...