## Installation
In order to get support for the clipboard and necessary interpreters, we need to compile and install from source.

    # install build dependencies for vim:
    sudo apt-get -y build-dep vim

    # install some additional, necessary tools:
    sudo apt-get -y install checkinstall mercurial python-dev python3.3-dev

    # clone the latest version of vim source:
    sudo hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ /usr/local/src/vim

    # change to src directory
    pushd /usr/local/src/vim

    # build our makefile (install to /usr/local):
    sudo ./configure \
        --prefix=/usr/local \
        --enable-gui=no \
        --with-features=huge \
        --with-x \
        --enable-cscope \
        --enable-perlinterp \
        --enable-luainterp \
        --enable-rubyinterp \
        --enable-pythoninterp \
        --with-python-config-dir=$(python2.7-config --configdir)

    ## python3 support (not currently working)
    #  --enable-python3interp \
    #  --with-python3-config-dir=$(python3.3-config --configdir)
    # 
    # with gui support
    #  --enable-gui=auto \
    #  --enable-gtk2-check \
    #  --enable-gnome-check
    #
    # for additional configuration options use ./configure --help

    # build vim, specify the runtimedir
    sudo make VIMRUNTIMEDIR=/usr/share/vim/vim74

    # install vim using checkinstall (debian)
    sudo checkinstall

    # return to previous directory
    popd

    # install /usr/local/bin/vim as alternative for vi, vim, and editor
    sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/vim" "vim" "/usr/local/bin/vim" 1
    sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/vi" "vi" "/usr/local/bin/vim" 1
    sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/editor" "editor" "/usr/local/bin/vim" 1

    # set /usr/local/bin/vim as default for vi, vim and editor
    sudo update-alternatives --set vim "/usr/local/bin/vim"
    sudo update-alternatives --set vi "/usr/local/bin/vim"
    sudo update-alternatives --set editor "/usr/local/bin/vim"

### References

+ [Building vim](http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Building_Vim)
+ [Building vim from source](https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/wiki/Building-Vim-from-source)
+ [Compile vim with support for x11-clipboard, ruby & python](http://kowalcj0.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/how-to-compile-and-install-latest-version-of-vim-with-support-for-x11-clipboard-ruby-python-2-3/)
+ [Set vim as default on debian](http://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/vim-as-debian-default/)