[OT(?)] Ubuntu 18 now defaults to 4-space tabs

[Wildman]

On Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:23:57 -0700, Tobiah wrote:

> We upgraded a server to 18.04 and now when I start typing
> a python file (seems to be triggered by the .py extension)
> the tabs default to 4 spaces.  We have decades of code that
> use tab characters, and it has not been our intention to
> change that.
> 
> I found a /usr/share/vim/vim80/indent/python.vim and tried
> moving it out of the way, but the behavior was still there.
> 
> This is more of a vim question perhaps, but I'm already
> subscribed here and I figured someone would know what
> to do.
> 
> 
> Thanks!

There are quite a few vim users that frequent the alt.os.linux
newsgroups, i.e.;

alt.os.linux
alt.os.linux.debian
alt.os.linux.mint
alt.os.linux.ubuntu

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