After migrating my WSL from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 I started getting the error:
E117: Unknown function: netrw#Explore
When I hit :E to launch the file Explorer on Gvim.
I have disabled all the plugins but I still get the error message.
I have no idea where to start debugging.
version 8.1.3741
$gvim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Feb 01 2022 09:16:32)
Included patches: 1-2269, 3612, 3625, 3669, 3741
Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Compiled by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Huge version with GTK3 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl -farsi -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white
+arabic +file_in_path +mouse_urxvt +tcl
+autocmd +find_in_path +mouse_xterm +termguicolors
+autochdir +float +multi_byte +terminal
-autoservername +folding +multi_lang +terminfo
+balloon_eval -footer -mzscheme +termresponse
+balloon_eval_term +fork() +netbeans_intg +textobjects
+browse +gettext +num64 +textprop
++builtin_terms -hangul_input +packages +timers
+byte_offset +iconv +path_extra +title
+channel +insert_expand +perl +toolbar
+cindent +job +persistent_undo +user_commands
+clientserver +jumplist +postscript +vartabs
+clipboard +keymap +printer +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl +lambda +profile +virtualedit
+cmdline_hist +langmap -python +visual
+cmdline_info +libcall +python3 +visualextra
+comments +linebreak +quickfix +viminfo
+conceal +lispindent +reltime +vreplace
+cryptv +listcmds +rightleft +wildignore
+cscope +localmap -ruby +wildmenu
+cursorbind +lua +scrollbind +windows
+cursorshape +menu +signs +writebackup
+dialog_con_gui +mksession +smartindent +X11
+diff +modify_fname +sound -xfontset
+digraphs +mouse +spell +xim
+dnd +mouseshape +startuptime +xpm
-ebcdic +mouse_dec +statusline +xsmp_interact
+emacs_tags +mouse_gpm -sun_workshop +xterm_clipboard
+eval -mouse_jsbterm +syntax -xterm_save
+ex_extra +mouse_netterm +tag_binary
+extra_search +mouse_sgr -tag_old_static
system vimrc file: "$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"
defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
system menu file: "$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-3.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi2-atk/2.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -Wdate-time -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/vim-9EpYYi/vim-8.1.2269=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -Wl,-E -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lharfbuzz -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lcanberra -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.30/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lcrypt -L/usr/lib/python3.8/config-3.8-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.8 -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -lm -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lm
Here is the content of my .vimrc file
=======================================================================
set directory=%TMP%,~/.tmp
set backupdir=%TMP%,~/.tmp
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()
"Let Vundle manage Vundle
"required: all the plugins should be located in ~/.vim/bundle
Plugin 'Vundle/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/Align.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/The-NERD-tree.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/surround.git'
"Plugin 'vim-scripts/snipMate.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/taglist.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/pyte.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/asciidoc.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/The-NERD-Commenter.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/VHDL-indent-93-syntax.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/tagbar'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/FastFold'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/verilog_systemverilog.vim.git'
"Plugin 'vim-scripts/fugitive.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/python.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/ctrlp.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/Solarized'
" ==>Plugin 'vim-scripts/Distinguished.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/jellybeans.vim.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/VimOutliner.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/VimOrganizer.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/Auto-Pairs.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/calendar.vim--Matsumoto.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/L9'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/fuzzyfinder'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/vim-snippets'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/vim-obsession'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/ultisnips'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/obsession'
"Plugin 'vim-scripts/Vimliberty'
Plugin 'bling/vim-airline'
call vundle