First, install powerline:
$ sudo apt install powerline
Optionally consult docs:
$ less /usr/share/doc/powerline/README.Debian
Enable in ~/.bashrc
:
source /usr/share/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
Enable and start daemon:
systemctl --user enable --now powerline-daemon.service
Install vim plugin:
$ sudo apt install vim-nox vim-addon-manager
$ vim-addon-manager install powerline
Enable in ~/.vimrc
:
" Powerline
" Powerline is enabled via 'vim-addon-manager install powerline'
" Here are the settings
set laststatus=2
set showtabline=2
set noshowmode