Compiling Vim with Python and Ruby support on Ubuntu
Check if Vim is compiled with Python or Ruby:
位 vim --version | ack '(python|ruby)'
Remove Vim version installed with apt-get if present:
位 sudo apt-get remove vim-common vim-runtime
Install dependencies needed to compile Vim:
位 sudo apt-get build-dep vim
Install Mercurial:
位 sudo apt-get install mercurial
Clone Vim repository, compile it and install the new version:
位 hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim
位 cd vim
位 ./configure --enable-pythoninterp --enable-rubyinterp
位 make
位 sudo make install