# Lil help with VIM...installation, execution **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 10, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lil-help-with-vim-installation-execution/145500 "2008-08-10T21:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lil-help-with-vim-installation-execution/145500/1 "2008-08-10T21:47:09Z")
Hi, I hope this isn’t too broad a question… I’d like to “graduate” to an IDE cuz typin RUBY in Notepad is annoying (to say the least) Because of our anal IT guys, I can’t install “NetBeans” (actually, netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails) or any other “entrenched” editor. So I got VIM installed (“gem install -l WhateverTheFilenameWas.gem”). I think the path issue might be in play & I know how to set the environment var to include places I need (like “Ruby”'s dir, etc) How do I fire up VIM? ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lil-help-with-vim-installation-execution/145500/2 "2008-08-10T22:01:41Z")
2008/8/10 Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > So I got VIM installed (“gem install -l WhateverTheFilenameWas.gem”). I > think the path issue might be in play & I know how to set the > environment var to include places I need (like “Ruby”'s dir, etc) Vim isn’t installed via Gem. Perhaps you installed the vim-ruby gem which provides support for Ruby in the Vim editor. To download the actual editor go to [http://www.vim.org](http://www.vim.org) Farrel ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lil-help-with-vim-installation-execution/145500/3 "2008-08-10T23:05:29Z")
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Because of our anal IT guys, I can’t install “NetBeans” (actually, > netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails) > or any other “entrenched” editor. You have my sympathy. Is your resume up-to-date? 🙂 > So I got VIM installed As already mentioned, no, you probably don’t. Google “portable apps usb key” and see if there’s some useful options there (other than finding a new place to work). Or if you’re really set on vim, google e.g. “run vim from usb key”. FWIW! ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lil-help-with-vim-installation-execution/145500/4 "2008-08-10T23:16:02Z")
Bob M. wrote: > Hi, > I hope this isn’t too broad a question… > > I’d like to “graduate” to an IDE cuz typin RUBY in Notepad is annoying > (to say the least) > > Because of our anal IT guys, I can’t install “NetBeans” (actually, > netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails) > or any other “entrenched” editor. Is it not possible to do a local install, and have everything go under ~/.local or something like that? I think you can then tell NetBeans where to find the JDK. Maybe. Though I’d encourage the use of vim first. 🙂 – James B. [www.happycamperstudios.com](http://www.happycamperstudios.com) - Wicked Cool Coding [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff