Unable to download or install vim-runtime_8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16_all.deb using apt or directly from ubuntu packages site

Strange, especially the fact, that the failing file differs with each new attempt puzzles me.

What output do you receive for the commands

uname -a
lsb_release -crid
ls -ld /usr/share/vim/vim82/ /usr/share/vim/vim82/compiler/

uname -a
Linux 7XVL6G3 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft #3996-Microsoft Thu Jan 18 16:36:00 PST 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

lsb_release -crid
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy

sudo ls -ld /usr/share/vim/vim82/ /usr/share/vim/vim82/compiler/
ls: cannot access '/usr/share/vim/vim82/': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/usr/share/vim/vim82/compiler/': No such file or directory

Is this a WSL installation?

What output do you receive for the command

ls -ld /usr/share/vim

It is wsl - I'm going to install Ubuntu 22.04 on my personal laptop and check for the existence of the /usr/share/vim folder.

I seemed to have resolved the issue by the following:

apt remove vim
apt clean

I then installed vim-runtime first:

root@xxxxxx:/mnt/c/WINDOWS/system32# apt install vim-runtime
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libpython3.10 libsodium23 vim vim-common xxd
Suggested packages:
  ctags vim-doc vim-scripts
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libpython3.10 libsodium23 vim vim-common vim-runtime xxd
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 137 kB/10.8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 44.6 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 xxd amd64 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16 [55.0 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 vim-common all 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16 [81.5 kB]
Fetched 137 kB in 1s (209 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package xxd.
(Reading database ... 90195 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-xxd_2%3a8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xxd (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Selecting previously unselected package vim-common.
Preparing to unpack .../1-vim-common_2%3a8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16_all.deb ...
Unpacking vim-common (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libpython3.10:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libpython3.10_3.10.12-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libpython3.10:amd64 (3.10.12-1~22.04.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libsodium23:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libsodium23_1.0.18-1build2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libsodium23:amd64 (1.0.18-1build2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package vim-runtime.
Preparing to unpack .../4-vim-runtime_2%3a8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16_all.deb ...
Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim82/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim82/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim82/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim82/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
Unpacking vim-runtime (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Selecting previously unselected package vim.
Preparing to unpack .../5-vim_2%3a8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking vim (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up libpython3.10:amd64 (3.10.12-1~22.04.3) ...
Setting up libsodium23:amd64 (1.0.18-1build2) ...
Setting up xxd (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up vim-common (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up vim-runtime (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up vim (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.6) ...
root@7XVL6G3:/mnt/c/WINDOWS/system32# apt get update
E: Invalid operation get
root@7XVL6G3:/mnt/c/WINDOWS/system32# apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [119 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease [110 kB]
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages [1562 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1075 kB]
Fetched 2865 kB in 3s (884 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done

I was pointed to the potential solution by the following old article which suggested installing the dependency package first:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/296324