vim_configuration

About:

The goal of this project is to create an all-in-one repository that includes all the files necessary to install and configure vim to ones liking as easily as possible. To perform the install and configuration process a script was written that does everything for the user, the user only needs to run the script and follow the prompts provided. Simply run the script, and you will be prompted to select your desired color modes, colorschemes, plugin manager, plugins and their available configurations. Everything will be automatically installed and configured as selected, nothing will be installed or added that was not specifically chosen.

• Sudo/root are not required to run the setup script

Requirements:

• vim
• python3
• git
• curl

Some considerations:

This configuration script takes a minimalist approach which means only modifying the bare minimum required to have the user-selected installed colorschemes or plugins perform as expected. This approach was selected because more advanced configuration and tools like auto suggestions, auto indent, key bindings, etc, is extremely personal and user dependant. Therefore the default vim configuration was selected as the base which the user can then build off of and personalize further if desired after running the script.

• The script does not install vim itself to avoid having to run the script as sudo/root. You may need to install vim before running the script, instructions for this have been provided further below.

Disclaimer:

Not all the work contained in this repository is my own. Files for things like the vim colorschemes for example are files that I found while searching online and decided to include. I have compiled a list of the original authors, as best as I can, at the very end of this file. If you would like to use my work, please give credit as well.

Available configurations: (Work in progress)

Vim color modes:

This has an effect on colorschemes or plugins that have built in dark or light modes

• dark
• light

Vim colorschemes:

Sets the overall colorscheme in vim. All provided colorschemes are 256-color compatible

• badwolf
• goodwolf
• iceberg
• monokai
• 256_noir
• afterglow
• alduin
• anderson
• angr
• apprentice
• archery
• nord

Plugin managers:

Used to install plugins

• vim-plug

Plugins

• lightline
  • colorschemes:
    • https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim/blob/b1e91b41f5028d65fa3d31a425ff21591d5d957f/colorscheme.md
• airline
• wakatime
• nerdtree

Installing Vim:

sudo apt install vim

or

sudo apt-get install vim

Setting Vim as the default text editor:

Method 1: From the .bashrc file

Open the .bashrc file located in your home directory

vim ~/.bashrc 

Add the following lines to the end of the file

export VISUAL=vim
export EDITOR="$VISUAL"

Method 2: From the command line (Debian/Ubuntu)

Enter the following command to set vim as the default editor for just the current user:

select-editor

Enter the following command if you wish to set vim as the default editor system wide (or if the command above does not work)

sudo update-alternatives --config editor

Then, when prompted, enter the number that corresponds with the path containing vim.basic (be careful to select vim.basic and not vim.tiny)

Credits:

monokai: https://github.com/sickill/vim-monokai
badwolf: https://github.com/sjl/badwolf
iceberg: https://github.com/cocopon/iceberg.vim
vim-plug: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug
lightline: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim
wakatime: https://wakatime.com
256_noir: https://github.com/andreasvc/vim-256noir
afterglow: https://github.com/danilo-augusto/vim-afterglow
alduin: https://github.com/AlessandroYorba/Alduin
anderson: https://github.com/tlhr/anderson.vim
angr: https://github.com/zacanger/angr.vim
apprentice: https://github.com/romainl/Apprentice
archery: https://github.com/Badacadabra/vim-archery
nord: https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-vim