Vim distro with both python support and xterm_clipboard

Question

I'm using Vim in combination with mono for ASP.NET development. The OmniSharp plugin requires python 2 support.

This suggest the vim.nox-py2 distribution. But vim.nox-py2 does not include the system clipboard support (-xterm_clipboard), which I find quite essential.

The vim.gtk3 distribution does include support for the system clipboard (+xterm_clipboard) but it doesn't have python 2 support.

Is there a way to have Vim support both python2 and the system clipboard in Ubuntu 16.04?

Answer 1

1. +xterm_clipboard doesn't provide "support for the system clipboard"; it's +clipboard that does. You get that feature with any vim-gtk* / vim-gnome* package.

2. $ apt list vim gives you a list of Vim packages. Among them you have these three packages that all satisfy your requirements:

   • vim-gnome-py2
   • vim-gtk-py2
   • vim-gtk3-py2