CentOS comes with vim-minimal preinstalled by default which lacks many features i.e. support for syntax highlighting and many other features.
First login on centOS as a root user.
Now check the currently installed version by running the given command at the command line and note down the list of enabled and disabled features.
# vi --version
You will have to install vim-enhanced to access all the features. This could be done by running commands on command line by following the given steps.
1. Uninstall vim-minimal.
# yum remove -y vim-minimal
2. Remember that when you remove vim it will also remove sudo. Must install sudo again.
# yum install -y sudo
3. Install vim-enhanced and related dependencies.
# yum install –y vim-enhanced
After that check the vim --version again.
Note that the command is now vim instead of vi.
# vim –version
Now it will show you this screen.
