Starting gvim fails with an error "E25: GUI cannot be used: Not enabled at compile time"

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Issue

  • The gvim command 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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