Starting gvim fails with an error "E25: GUI cannot be used: Not enabled at compile time"
Issue
- The
gvimcommand fails with error message:
E25: GUI cannot be used: Not enabled at compile time
OR
[root@RHEL64test ~]# gvim
E233: cannot open display
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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