ext Hinrich G?hlmann <hgoehlma at gmail.com> writes: > But whenever I try to install VIM "from file..." it gives me the > dialogue "connecting..." and of course never finds something. When > I cancel I just get the "Unable to refresh list." dialog and that's > it! This sounds as if you don't have the vim package itself, but just the "vim.install" file. A .install file doesn't contain the application itself, it just contains instructions for the Application Manager where to find the application.