首先安装使用apt安装vim编辑器

sudo apt-get install vim

vi ～/.vimrc

使用vim编辑配置文件，～/.vimrc文件中添加如下内容：

set nocompatible

set number

filetype on

set history=1000

set background=dark

Syntax on

set autoindent
set smartindent

set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4

set showmatch

set guioptions-=T

set vb t_vb=

set ruler

set nohls

set incsearch
set mouse=a

出现的错误：

line   16:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: filetype on  
line   17:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: filetype plugin on  
line   18:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: filetype indent on  
line   21:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: Syntax on  
line   45:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/  
line   46:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: autocmd BufWinEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/  
line   47:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: autocmd InsertEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+\%#\@<!$/  
line   48:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: autocmd InsertLeave * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/  
line   49:  
E319: Sorry,the command is not available in this version: autocmd BufWinLeave * call clearmatches()

sudo apt-get install vim-gui-common  
sudo apt-get install vim-runtime

update-alternatives –display vim

to show what is used and ...

update-alternatives –config vim