Most (if not all) Linux distros come with a “vi” (mandated by Posix) which is a plain, basic, feature-starved build of vim. I believe Posix having included vi a

Most (if not all) Linux distros come with a “vi” (mandated by Posix) which is a plain, basic, feature-starved build of vim. I believe Posix having included vi as a requirement contributed to the status of vi as the omnipresent text editor.