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I want /usr/local/share/vim/vimfiles/pack be used for local packages. I added the following to /etc/vimrc.local

set runtimepath+=/usr/local/share/vim/vimfiles

When I start vim I see that runtimepath contains /usr/local/share/vim/vimfiles, but packages and color schemes are not visible. Of course if put my packages in /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/pack, everything works as expected. What am I missing here?

OS: Ubuntu, Rocky, Fedora Vim version: 8.2

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  • "What am I missing here?" Your personal playground is ~/.vim/; leave /etc/ and /usr/local/ alone.
    – romainl
    Feb 2 at 6:14
  • See also packpath
    – D. Ben Knoble ♦
    Feb 2 at 18:08
  • Thank you D. Ben Knoble! It did the trick. I was not aware of this setting. Could you document this as answer? I am sure it will be useful for others.
    – Konstantin Glukhov
    Feb 3 at 23:15

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While I agree with the sentiments that you should do your customization in your home directory, to affect packages use packpath, not runtimepath.

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  • Thank you for the answer, it is very valuable. I think the idea of this website is to ask for and obtain information, and not to express opinions, especially when one does not see the full picture.
    – Konstantin Glukhov
    Feb 4 at 22:59
  • OTOH, the advice of long-time users may be worth pausing for a moment’s reflection.
    – D. Ben Knoble ♦
    Feb 5 at 2:04
  • I just asked chat.openai.com "how to be humble and not give advice" Got a very interesting feedback :-)
    – Konstantin Glukhov
    Feb 5 at 5:04
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The /usrdirectory is outside of your home directory and shared for all users.

It is not recommended to use folders that require root privileges when the same thing can be done in your home folder ~.

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  • What about when you want to build a server with a library of packages? You are going to tell users to do it yourself or just tell them to 'set packpath+=/usr/local/share/vim/vimfiles' and do 'packadd pkg' they want?
    – Konstantin Glukhov
    Feb 4 at 23:26

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