diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc5f380..072670d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,43 +41,6 @@ def visit_Assign(self, node):
     visitor.visit(pt)
     return visitor.version
 
-
-def parse_description():
-    """
-    Parse the description in the README file
-
-    CommandLine:
-        python -c "import setup; print(setup.parse_description())"
-    """
-    from os.path import dirname, join, exists
-    readme_fpath = join(dirname(__file__), 'README.md')
-    # print('readme_fpath = %r' % (readme_fpath,))
-    # This breaks on pip install, so check that it exists.
-    if exists(readme_fpath):
-        # try:
-        #     # convert markdown to rst for pypi
-        #     import pypandoc
-        #     return pypandoc.convert(readme_fpath, 'rst')
-        # except Exception as ex:
-            # strip out markdown to make a clean readme for pypi
-            textlines = []
-            with open(readme_fpath, 'r') as f:
-                capture = False
-                for line in f.readlines():
-                    if '# Purpose' in line:
-                        capture = True
-                    elif line.startswith('##'):
-                        break
-                    elif capture:
-                        textlines += [line]
-            text = ''.join(textlines).strip()
-            text = text.replace('\n\n', '_NLHACK_')
-            text = text.replace('\n', ' ')
-            text = text.replace('_NLHACK_', '\n\n')
-            return text
-    return ''
-
-
 def parse_requirements(fname='requirements.txt'):
     """
     Parse the package dependencies listed in a requirements file.
@@ -107,12 +70,20 @@ def parse_requirements(fname='requirements.txt'):
         version=version,
         author='Jon Crall',
         description='Python backend for vimtk plugin',
-        long_description=parse_description(),
+        long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
         install_requires=install_requires,
         # extras_require={
         #     'all': parse_requirements('optional-requirements.txt')
         # },
+        include_package_data=True,
+        package_data = {
+            'vim': [
+                'plugin',
+                'autoload',
+            ],
+        },
         author_email='erotemic@gmail.com',
+        keywords='vim, gvim, python',
         url='https://github.com/Erotemic/vimtk',
         license='Apache 2',
         packages=['vimtk'],
diff --git a/vimtk/core.py b/vimtk/core.py
index 2472911..7c11a87 100644
--- a/vimtk/core.py
+++ b/vimtk/core.py
@@ -567,7 +567,9 @@ def _linux_install():
     """
     Installs vimtk to the standard pathogen bundle directory
     """
-    pass
+    import pkg_resources
+    import vimtk
+    vim_data = pkg_resources.resource_string(vimtk.__name__, "vim")
 
 
 CONFIG = Config()