Topic: install newer version of VIM on SME server 7.4

[oldtony]

how can i install a newer version of VIM. The current SME server 7.4 is vim version 6.3
my Linux mint has version 7.4 vim, which i like very much.
how can i upgrade to SME server 7.4 to a newer Version?
thanks
old tony

[DanB35]

Stop using SME 7, it's been EOL'd for over three years (https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,49749.0.html) and is no longer getting security updates.  Update to 8.x as a minimum, but you should really look at installing SME 9, because 8 will be EOL within a year.

[janet]

oldtony

You would need to configure an external repo & download/install from that.
You might have a problem finding a compatible rpm package ie newer vim version & architecture is incompatible with older OS.
For starters see
https://wiki.contribs.org/Category:Yum_Repository
& you would search those for a suitable vim pkg, or otherwise google for vim & download & install manually.

As suggested though, continuing to use SME 7 is a BIG RISK.
Best you update SME server eg to SME 9.x & most probably there is a recent compatible vim version easily/readily available.

To upgrade the SME OS you will need to perform a full backup, & then restore that backup to the newly installed SME9 OS.
Note there is no direct upgrade path available due to upstream decisions.