Syntax highlighting is a useful feature in Vim that makes code easier to read and understand by displaying it in different colors and fonts according to its structure and content. One of the easiest ways to enable syntax highlighting for multiple programming languages is by using the vim-polyglot plugin. This hands-on will guide you through the steps to install and configure vim-polyglot for syntax highlighting in Vim on Ubuntu.

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sheerun/vim-polyglot ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/vim-polyglot