Modified install script to first install vim, if it is not found.

.vim/plugins.vim

@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
 call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
 
+" Recommended plugins that I didn't like
+"Plug 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
+"Plug 'mattn/emmet-vim'
+"Plug 'terryma/vim-multiple-cursors'
+"Plug 'tpope/vim-surround'
+
+
+" File explorer window
+Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
+
+" Show open buffers in a tab at top of screen
+Plug 'ap/vim-buftabline'
 Plug 'qpkorr/vim-bufkill'
+
+" VCS integration
 Plug 'mhinz/vim-signify'
-"#Plug 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
-"#Plug 'editorconfig/editorconfig-vim'
+
+" Code style setup from .editorconfig file
+Plug 'editorconfig/editorconfig-vim'
 Plug 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
+
+" Fuzzy search within vim
 Plug 'junegunn/fzf'
 Plug 'junegunn/fzf.vim'
-"#Plug 'mattn/emmet-vim'
-Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
-"#Plug 'terryma/vim-multiple-cursors'
-"#Plug 'tpope/vim-eunuch'
-"#Plug 'tpope/vim-surround'
-"#Plug 'w0rp/ale'
-Plug 'ap/vim-buftabline'
+
+" Provide some helpful vim commands for file modification
+Plug 'tpope/vim-eunuch'
+
+" Code linter
+Plug 'w0rp/ale'
 
 call plug#end()
 

.vimrc

@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ color desert
 syntax on
 
 so ~/.vim/plugins.vim
+set splitbelow
+
+" Make sure that powerline is always displayed
+set laststatus=2
 
 " Always start with NERDTree open
-autocmd vimenter * NERDTree
+"autocmd vimenter * NERDTree
+" Stop NERDTree causing a panic when you use :bd and exiting vim
+nnoremap \d :bp<cr>:bd #<cr>
 
 " Show/hide NERDTree with Ctrl+T
 map <C-t> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>

install

@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ function symlink() {
 	done
 }
 
+# Install vim, if it isn't already
+if [ ! $(which vim) ]; then
+	echo "Installing vim..."
+	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vim
+else
+	echo "Found vim installation."
+fi
+
 # Remove any installed plugins in this dir. Yuck.
 rm -rf ./.vim/plugged