I am trying to install this plugin here for my Vim on my Centos 7 laptop. The instructions I followed to install the plugin manage Vundle are from the Github Vundle page here and then proceeded to follow instructions for the plugin installation in it's github page as well.

This is what my .vimrc file currently looks like which is practically taken from the Github Vundle page.

set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required

filetype off                  " required



" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

call vundle#begin()

" " alternatively, pass a path where Vundle should install plugins

" "call vundle#begin('~/some/path/here')

"

" " let Vundle manage Vundle, required

Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

"

" " The following are examples of different formats supported.

" " Keep Plugin commands between vundle#begin/end.

" " plugin on GitHub repo

Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'

" " plugin from http://vim-scripts.org/vim/scripts.html

" " Plugin 'L9'

" " Git plugin not hosted on GitHub

Plugin 'git://git.wincent.com/command-t.git'

" " git repos on your local machine (i.e. when working on your own plugin)

"Plugin 'file:///home/gmarik/path/to/plugin'

" " The sparkup vim script is in a subdirectory of this repo called vim.

" " Pass the path to set the runtimepath properly.

Plugin 'rstacruz/sparkup', {'rtp': 'vim/'}

" " Install L9 and avoid a Naming conflict if you've already installed a

" " different version somewhere else.

" " Plugin 'ascenator/L9', {'name': 'newL9'}

"

" " All of your Plugins must be added before the following line



"Adam - my plugins

Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim' "download from - https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim

call vundle#end()            " required

filetype plugin indent on    " required

" " To ignore plugin indent changes, instead use:

" "filetype plugin on

" "

" " Brief help

" " :PluginList       - lists configured plugins

" " :PluginInstall    - installs plugins; append `!` to update or just

" :PluginUpdate

" " :PluginSearch foo - searches for foo; append `!` to refresh local cache

" " :PluginClean      - confirms removal of unused plugins; append `!` to

" auto-approve removal

" "

" " see :h vundle for more details or wiki for FAQ

" " Put your non-Plugin stuff after this line

"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



"show numbers on lines

"set number

".vimrc" 54L, 2126C                                                                                                                 52,1          90%

I save and close the file. Open vim again and run :PluginInstall and it seems to be installing as I get the result below shown in this

I then close vim and terminal, reopen everything but my status line still looks like this.

New answer:

Maybe it is a configuration problem of the plugin, try adding set laststatus=2 to your .vimrc - for details see: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim#introduction

Old answer:

it seems that you are missing call vundle#begin():

Check example in the https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim#quick-start

Keep Plugin commands between vundle#begin/end.