diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2907491..d3ddc045 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .vim/undo/
 .vim/.netrwhist
-
+.vim/bundle/*
+!.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 51cc99c1..0e19dc7a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-gitgutter"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/vim-gitgutter
 	url = https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter
-[submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized"]
-	path = .vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized
-    url = https://github.com/cyplo/vim-colors-solarized.git
-
 [submodule ".oh-my-zsh"]
 	path = .oh-my-zsh
 	url = git://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git
@@ -65,3 +61,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/vim-dispatch"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/vim-dispatch
 	url = https://github.com/tpope/vim-dispatch.git
+[submodule ".vim/bundle/Vundle.vim"]
+	path = .vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+	url = https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git
diff --git a/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim b/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b89ccaf..00000000
--- a/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,326 +0,0 @@
-" pathogen.vim - path option manipulation
-" Maintainer:   Tim Pope <http://tpo.pe/>
-" Version:      2.2
-
-" Install in ~/.vim/autoload (or ~\vimfiles\autoload).
-"
-" For management of individually installed plugins in ~/.vim/bundle (or
-" ~\vimfiles\bundle), adding `execute pathogen#infect()` to the top of your
-" .vimrc is the only other setup necessary.
-"
-" The API is documented inline below.  For maximum ease of reading,
-" :set foldmethod=marker
-
-if exists("g:loaded_pathogen") || &cp
-  finish
-endif
-let g:loaded_pathogen = 1
-
-function! s:warn(msg)
-  echohl WarningMsg
-  echomsg a:msg
-  echohl NONE
-endfunction
-
-" Point of entry for basic default usage.  Give a relative path to invoke
-" pathogen#incubate() (defaults to "bundle/{}"), or an absolute path to invoke
-" pathogen#surround().  For backwards compatibility purposes, a full path that
-" does not end in {} or * is given to pathogen#runtime_prepend_subdirectories()
-" instead.
-function! pathogen#infect(...) abort " {{{1
-  for path in a:0 ? reverse(copy(a:000)) : ['bundle/{}']
-    if path =~# '^[^\\/]\+$'
-      call s:warn('Change pathogen#infect('.string(path).') to pathogen#infect('.string(path.'/{}').')')
-      call pathogen#incubate(path . '/{}')
-    elseif path =~# '^[^\\/]\+[\\/]\%({}\|\*\)$'
-      call pathogen#incubate(path)
-    elseif path =~# '[\\/]\%({}\|\*\)$'
-      call pathogen#surround(path)
-    else
-      call s:warn('Change pathogen#infect('.string(path).') to pathogen#infect('.string(path.'/{}').')')
-      call pathogen#surround(path . '/{}')
-    endif
-  endfor
-  call pathogen#cycle_filetype()
-  return ''
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Split a path into a list.
-function! pathogen#split(path) abort " {{{1
-  if type(a:path) == type([]) | return a:path | endif
-  let split = split(a:path,'\\\@<!\%(\\\\\)*\zs,')
-  return map(split,'substitute(v:val,''\\\([\\,]\)'',''\1'',"g")')
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Convert a list to a path.
-function! pathogen#join(...) abort " {{{1
-  if type(a:1) == type(1) && a:1
-    let i = 1
-    let space = ' '
-  else
-    let i = 0
-    let space = ''
-  endif
-  let path = ""
-  while i < a:0
-    if type(a:000[i]) == type([])
-      let list = a:000[i]
-      let j = 0
-      while j < len(list)
-        let escaped = substitute(list[j],'[,'.space.']\|\\[\,'.space.']\@=','\\&','g')
-        let path .= ',' . escaped
-        let j += 1
-      endwhile
-    else
-      let path .= "," . a:000[i]
-    endif
-    let i += 1
-  endwhile
-  return substitute(path,'^,','','')
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Convert a list to a path with escaped spaces for 'path', 'tag', etc.
-function! pathogen#legacyjoin(...) abort " {{{1
-  return call('pathogen#join',[1] + a:000)
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Remove duplicates from a list.
-function! pathogen#uniq(list) abort " {{{1
-  let i = 0
-  let seen = {}
-  while i < len(a:list)
-    if (a:list[i] ==# '' && exists('empty')) || has_key(seen,a:list[i])
-      call remove(a:list,i)
-    elseif a:list[i] ==# ''
-      let i += 1
-      let empty = 1
-    else
-      let seen[a:list[i]] = 1
-      let i += 1
-    endif
-  endwhile
-  return a:list
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" \ on Windows unless shellslash is set, / everywhere else.
-function! pathogen#separator() abort " {{{1
-  return !exists("+shellslash") || &shellslash ? '/' : '\'
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Convenience wrapper around glob() which returns a list.
-function! pathogen#glob(pattern) abort " {{{1
-  let files = split(glob(a:pattern),"\n")
-  return map(files,'substitute(v:val,"[".pathogen#separator()."/]$","","")')
-endfunction "}}}1
-
-" Like pathogen#glob(), only limit the results to directories.
-function! pathogen#glob_directories(pattern) abort " {{{1
-  return filter(pathogen#glob(a:pattern),'isdirectory(v:val)')
-endfunction "}}}1
-
-" Turn filetype detection off and back on again if it was already enabled.
-function! pathogen#cycle_filetype() " {{{1
-  if exists('g:did_load_filetypes')
-    filetype off
-    filetype on
-  endif
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Check if a bundle is disabled.  A bundle is considered disabled if it ends
-" in a tilde or its basename or full name is included in the list
-" g:pathogen_disabled.
-function! pathogen#is_disabled(path) " {{{1
-  if a:path =~# '\~$'
-    return 1
-  elseif !exists("g:pathogen_disabled")
-    return 0
-  endif
-  let sep = pathogen#separator()
-  let blacklist = g:pathogen_disabled
-  return index(blacklist, strpart(a:path, strridx(a:path, sep)+1)) != -1 && index(blacklist, a:path) != 1
-endfunction "}}}1
-
-" Prepend the given directory to the runtime path and append its corresponding
-" after directory.  If the directory is already included, move it to the
-" outermost position.  Wildcards are added as is.  Ending a path in /{} causes
-" all subdirectories to be added (except those in g:pathogen_disabled).
-function! pathogen#surround(path) abort " {{{1
-  let sep = pathogen#separator()
-  let rtp = pathogen#split(&rtp)
-  if a:path =~# '[\\/]{}$'
-    let path = fnamemodify(a:path[0:-4], ':p:s?[\\/]\=$??')
-    let before = filter(pathogen#glob_directories(path.sep.'*'), '!pathogen#is_disabled(v:val)')
-    let after  = filter(reverse(pathogen#glob_directories(path.sep."*".sep."after")), '!pathogen#is_disabled(v:val[0:-7])')
-    call filter(rtp,'v:val[0:strlen(path)-1] !=# path')
-  else
-    let path = fnamemodify(a:path, ':p:s?[\\/]\=$??')
-    let before = [path]
-    let after = [path . sep . 'after']
-    call filter(rtp, 'index(before + after, v:val) == -1')
-  endif
-  let &rtp = pathogen#join(before, rtp, after)
-  return &rtp
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Prepend all subdirectories of path to the rtp, and append all 'after'
-" directories in those subdirectories.  Deprecated.
-function! pathogen#runtime_prepend_subdirectories(path) " {{{1
-  call s:warn('Change pathogen#runtime_prepend_subdirectories('.string(a:path).') to pathogen#surround('.string(a:path.'/{}').')')
-  return pathogen#surround(a:path . pathogen#separator() . '{}')
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" For each directory in the runtime path, add a second entry with the given
-" argument appended.  If the argument ends in '/{}', add a separate entry for
-" each subdirectory.  The default argument is 'bundle/{}', which means that
-" .vim/bundle/*, $VIM/vimfiles/bundle/*, $VIMRUNTIME/bundle/*,
-" $VIM/vim/files/bundle/*/after, and .vim/bundle/*/after will be added (on
-" UNIX).
-function! pathogen#incubate(...) abort " {{{1
-  let sep = pathogen#separator()
-  let name = a:0 ? a:1 : 'bundle/{}'
-  if "\n".s:done_bundles =~# "\\M\n".name."\n"
-    return ""
-  endif
-  let s:done_bundles .= name . "\n"
-  let list = []
-  for dir in pathogen#split(&rtp)
-    if dir =~# '\<after$'
-      if name =~# '{}$'
-        let list +=  filter(pathogen#glob_directories(substitute(dir,'after$',name[0:-3],'').'*'.sep.'after'), '!pathogen#is_disabled(v:val[0:-7])') + [dir]
-      else
-        let list += [dir, substitute(dir, 'after$', '', '') . name . sep . 'after']
-      endif
-    else
-      if name =~# '{}$'
-        let list +=  [dir] + filter(pathogen#glob_directories(dir.sep.name[0:-3].'*'), '!pathogen#is_disabled(v:val)')
-      else
-        let list += [dir . sep . name, dir]
-      endif
-    endif
-  endfor
-  let &rtp = pathogen#join(pathogen#uniq(list))
-  return 1
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Deprecated alias for pathogen#incubate().
-function! pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles(...) abort " {{{1
-  if a:0
-    call s:warn('Change pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles('.string(a:1).') to pathogen#incubate('.string(a:1.'/{}').')')
-  else
-    call s:warn('Change pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles() to pathogen#incubate()')
-  endif
-  return call('pathogen#incubate', map(copy(a:000),'v:val . "/{}"'))
-endfunction
-
-let s:done_bundles = ''
-" }}}1
-
-" Invoke :helptags on all non-$VIM doc directories in runtimepath.
-function! pathogen#helptags() abort " {{{1
-  let sep = pathogen#separator()
-  for glob in pathogen#split(&rtp)
-    for dir in split(glob(glob), "\n")
-      if (dir.sep)[0 : strlen($VIMRUNTIME)] !=# $VIMRUNTIME.sep && filewritable(dir.sep.'doc') == 2 && !empty(filter(split(glob(dir.sep.'doc'.sep.'*'),"\n>"),'!isdirectory(v:val)')) && (!filereadable(dir.sep.'doc'.sep.'tags') || filewritable(dir.sep.'doc'.sep.'tags'))
-        silent! execute 'helptags' pathogen#fnameescape(dir.'/doc')
-      endif
-    endfor
-  endfor
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-command! -bar Helptags :call pathogen#helptags()
-
-" Execute the given command.  This is basically a backdoor for --remote-expr.
-function! pathogen#execute(...) abort " {{{1
-  for command in a:000
-    execute command
-  endfor
-  return ''
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Like findfile(), but hardcoded to use the runtimepath.
-function! pathogen#runtime_findfile(file,count) abort "{{{1
-  let rtp = pathogen#join(1,pathogen#split(&rtp))
-  let file = findfile(a:file,rtp,a:count)
-  if file ==# ''
-    return ''
-  else
-    return fnamemodify(file,':p')
-  endif
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-" Backport of fnameescape().
-function! pathogen#fnameescape(string) abort " {{{1
-  if exists('*fnameescape')
-    return fnameescape(a:string)
-  elseif a:string ==# '-'
-    return '\-'
-  else
-    return substitute(escape(a:string," \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<"),'^[+>]','\\&','')
-  endif
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-if exists(':Vedit')
-  finish
-endif
-
-let s:vopen_warning = 0
-
-function! s:find(count,cmd,file,lcd) " {{{1
-  let rtp = pathogen#join(1,pathogen#split(&runtimepath))
-  let file = pathogen#runtime_findfile(a:file,a:count)
-  if file ==# ''
-    return "echoerr 'E345: Can''t find file \"".a:file."\" in runtimepath'"
-  endif
-  if !s:vopen_warning
-    let s:vopen_warning = 1
-    let warning = '|echohl WarningMsg|echo "Install scriptease.vim to continue using :V'.a:cmd.'"|echohl NONE'
-  else
-    let warning = ''
-  endif
-  if a:lcd
-    let path = file[0:-strlen(a:file)-2]
-    execute 'lcd `=path`'
-    return a:cmd.' '.pathogen#fnameescape(a:file) . warning
-  else
-    return a:cmd.' '.pathogen#fnameescape(file) . warning
-  endif
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-function! s:Findcomplete(A,L,P) " {{{1
-  let sep = pathogen#separator()
-  let cheats = {
-        \'a': 'autoload',
-        \'d': 'doc',
-        \'f': 'ftplugin',
-        \'i': 'indent',
-        \'p': 'plugin',
-        \'s': 'syntax'}
-  if a:A =~# '^\w[\\/]' && has_key(cheats,a:A[0])
-    let request = cheats[a:A[0]].a:A[1:-1]
-  else
-    let request = a:A
-  endif
-  let pattern = substitute(request,'/\|\'.sep,'*'.sep,'g').'*'
-  let found = {}
-  for path in pathogen#split(&runtimepath)
-    let path = expand(path, ':p')
-    let matches = split(glob(path.sep.pattern),"\n")
-    call map(matches,'isdirectory(v:val) ? v:val.sep : v:val')
-    call map(matches,'expand(v:val, ":p")[strlen(path)+1:-1]')
-    for match in matches
-      let found[match] = 1
-    endfor
-  endfor
-  return sort(keys(found))
-endfunction " }}}1
-
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Ve       :execute s:find(<count>,'edit<bang>',<q-args>,0)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vedit    :execute s:find(<count>,'edit<bang>',<q-args>,0)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vopen    :execute s:find(<count>,'edit<bang>',<q-args>,1)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vsplit   :execute s:find(<count>,'split',<q-args>,<bang>1)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vvsplit  :execute s:find(<count>,'vsplit',<q-args>,<bang>1)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vtabedit :execute s:find(<count>,'tabedit',<q-args>,<bang>1)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vpedit   :execute s:find(<count>,'pedit',<q-args>,<bang>1)
-command! -bar -bang -range=1 -nargs=1 -complete=customlist,s:Findcomplete Vread    :execute s:find(<count>,'read',<q-args>,<bang>1)
-
-" vim:set et sw=2:
diff --git a/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim b/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..49847675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 4984767509e3d05ca051e253c8a8b37de784be45
diff --git a/.vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized b/.vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized
deleted file mode 160000
index b1f234b8..00000000
--- a/.vim/bundle/vim-colors-solarized
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b1f234b8aa879a8276fc2c73c99ec68d7635de96
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 28b29041..1c24ac65 100755
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -48,8 +48,21 @@ set shiftwidth=4
 set expandtab
 
 " plugins
-execute pathogen#infect()
-filetype plugin indent on
+
+filetype off 
+
+" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
+set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+call vundle#begin()
+
+" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
+Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
+
+Plugin 'https://github.com/cyplo/vim-colors-solarized.git'
+
+call vundle#end()            " required
+filetype plugin indent on    " required
+
 
 " colours [need pathogen]
 set t_Co=256
diff --git a/common/configure_fresh_system b/common/configure_fresh_system
index f7e48c1d..4fc49505 100755
--- a/common/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/common/configure_fresh_system
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ fi
 
 cargo install -f rustfmt
 
+echo "\n" | vim +PluginInstall +qa
+
 cd "$DIR/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/"
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 ./install.py --racer-completer --clang-completer