patch 8.2.3828: when opening a terminal from a timer first typed char is lost Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8103527da7f12ff21c2566222748518ee093432c Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Dec 16 18:02:07 2021 +0000 patch 8.2.3828: when opening a terminal from a timer first typed char is lost Problem: when opening a terminal from a timer the first typed character is lost. (Virginia Senioria) Solution: When opening a terminal while waiting for a character put K_IGNORE in the input buffer.

#!/bin/bash
set -e

apt-get install -y xvfb

cat <<EOT >/etc/systemd/system/xvfb.service
[Unit]
Description=X Virtual Frame Buffer Service
After=network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1024x768x24
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOT

systemctl enable xvfb.service
systemctl start xvfb.service