Setup Color Scheme Distinguished For Vim

Run mkdir -p ~/.vim/colors

Download distinguished.vim and move to the directory.

Add following to ~/.vimrc
syntax on
colorscheme distinguished

Append following to ~/.bashrc
        export TERM=xterm-256color

Run . ~/.bashrc to bring up the term setting.

For more schemes examples see http://www.vimninjas.com/2012/08/26/10-vim-color-schemes-you-need-to-own