Answer from ChatGPT 3.5

1. Install Vim: If you haven't already installed Vim, you can do so using your operating system's package manager or by downloading it from the official Vim website.
2. Configure Vim: Customize your Vim configuration by creating a .vimrc file in your home directory. This file allows you to set Vim options, key mappings, and plugin configurations to tailor Vim to your preferences.
3. Choose a plugin manager: Consider using a plugin manager such as Vundle, Pathogen, or Vim-Plug to easily install and manage Vim plugins. Plugin managers make it simple to add and update plugins for various functionalities.
4. Install essential plugins: Select and install plugins that align with your development needs. Some popular Vim plugins for enhancing IDE-like features include:
   • NERDTree: A file system explorer for navigating project files.
   • CtrlP or FZF: Plugins for fast file navigation and fuzzy searching.
   • YouCompleteMe or Ale: Plugins for code completion, linting, and syntax checking.
   • Vim-airline: A status line plugin for displaying various information about the current file and Vim status.
   • Tagbar: A plugin for browsing the tags of the current file.
5. Customize key mappings: Map custom keybindings to streamline your workflow and make Vim more intuitive to use. You can define key mappings in your .vimrc file to create shortcuts for common tasks.
6. Integrate with external tools: Use Vim to interface with external tools such as version control systems (Git), build systems, and language servers. For instance, you can integrate Vim with Git for version control and use language server protocols (LSP) for code intelligence features.
7. Explore language-specific plugins: Depending on the programming languages you work with, explore and install language-specific plugins that provide syntax highlighting, code navigation, and other language-specific features.
8. Practice and learn: Vim has a steep learning curve, so invest time in learning and practicing Vim commands and features to become proficient with the editor and maximize your productivity.

script to do it automatically

#!/bin/bash

# Install Vim (assuming a package manager such as apt is being used)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vim

# Create or update .vimrc with custom configurations
cat << EOF > ~/.vimrc
" Your custom Vim configurations here
" ...
EOF

# Install a plugin manager (Vim-Plug in this example)
curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

# Example: Install essential plugins using Vim-Plug
cat << EOF >> ~/.vimrc
" Vim-Plug configurations
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
Plug 'kien/ctrlp.vim'
" Add other plugins here
call plug#end()
EOF

# Additional configurations and setup steps as needed
# YouCompleteMe
git clone https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe.git

# Print completion message
echo "Vim IDE setup complete"

Configure screen

cat << EOF > ~/.screenrc.bk
hardstatus off
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string '%{= .g} %H |%=%{K}%{= w}%?%{K}%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%{w}%n%{w}*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%{K}%+Lw%?%= %{g}|%{B} %m-%d  %{W}%c %{g} '
defscrollback 10000
EOF

references

1. NERDTree github.com/preservim/n…, a file system explorer for the Vim editor.
2. fzf.vim github.com/junegunn/fz…,
3. ctrlp.vim github.com/ctrlpvim/ct…, fuzzy file, buffer, mru, tag, etc finder.
4. YouCompleteMe github.com/ycm-core/Yo…, git clone github.com/ycm-core/Yo…
5. build vim from source github.com/ycm-core/Yo…