vim: missing register * and #

after installing vim in ubuntu14.04 in a new HD,

I found I'm missing * and # register now...

did some research but still no idea how to get it back.

I did have vim-gnome installed, and version shows I have the clipboard ability...

what am I missing here?

:version

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Jan  2 2014 19:39:47)

Included patches: 1-52

Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org

Compiled by buildd@

Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):

+acl             +cmdline_compl   +diff            +find_in_path    +keymap          +modify_fname    +mouse_xterm     +profile         -sniff           +termresponse    +vreplace        -xterm_save

+arabic          +cmdline_hist    +digraphs        +float           +langmap         +mouse           +multi_byte      +python          +startuptime     +textobjects     +wildignore      +xpm

+autocmd         +cmdline_info    +dnd             +folding         +libcall         +mouseshape      +multi_lang      -python3         +statusline      +title           +wildmenu

+balloon_eval    +comments        -ebcdic          -footer          +linebreak       +mouse_dec       -mzscheme        +quickfix        -sun_workshop    +toolbar         +windows

+browse          +conceal         +emacs_tags      +fork()          +lispindent      +mouse_gpm       +netbeans_intg   +reltime         +syntax          +user_commands   +writebackup

++builtin_terms  +cryptv          +eval            +gettext         +listcmds        -mouse_jsbterm   +path_extra      +rightleft       +tag_binary      +vertsplit       +X11

+byte_offset     +cscope          +ex_extra        -hangul_input    +localmap        +mouse_netterm   +perl            +ruby            +tag_old_static  +virtualedit     -xfontset

+cindent         +cursorbind      +extra_search    +iconv           +lua             +mouse_sgr       +persistent_undo +scrollbind      -tag_any_white   +visual          +xim

+clientserver    +cursorshape     +farsi           +insert_expand   +menu            -mouse_sysmouse  +postscript      +signs           +tcl             +visualextra     +xsmp_interact

+clipboard       +dialog_con_gui  +file_in_path    +jumplist        +mksession       +mouse_urxvt     +printer         +smartindent     +terminfo        +viminfo         +xterm_clipboard

   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"

     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"

 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"

      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"

  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"

    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"

2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"

    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"

  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"

Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-  

pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/       

libpng12 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz   -pthread -DORBIT2=1 -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/include/libgnomeui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-keyring-1 -I/usr/include/libgnome-2. 

0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/   

usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/ 

bonobo-activation-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/gail-1.0 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/   

include -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libpng12     -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -          

U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1     -I/usr/include/tcl8.6  -D_REENTRANT=1  -D_THREAD_SAFE=1  -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1

Linking: gcc   -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,-E  -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed -o vim   -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2. 

0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfreetype     -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lgnomevfs-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 -     

lpopt -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -   

lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0   -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE  -lm -ltinfo -lnsl  -lselinux  -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl  -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E  -fstack-  

protector -L/usr/local/lib  -L/usr/lib/perl/5.18/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lcrypt -L/usr/lib/python2.7/config-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic -Wl,-O1 -

Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions  -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lieee -lm -lruby-1.9.1 -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lcrypt -lm  -L/usr/lib

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