Quick post for future reference.
Just installed Debian or Ubuntu, need Vim back to what you’re used to?
edit `/etc/vim/vimrc`
uncomment
`set background=dark`
add
`set autoindent
set expandtab
set softtabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2`
Tabs are now always (2) spaces and you can actually see the text.
Don’t forget to add `export EDITOR=vim` to .bashrc either.
Default changes to Vim
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