Custom nvim config

Installation

Install Neovim

Config targets only the latest 'stable' and latest 'nightly' of Neovim.

Install External Dependencies

External Requirements:

Basic utils: git, make, unzip, C Compiler (gcc)
ripgrep
Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on platform)
A Nerd Font: optional, provides various icons
- if you have it set vim.g.have_nerd_font in init.lua to true
Language specific Setup (node, go, etc.)

See Install Recipes for additional Windows and Linux specific notes and quick install snippets

Install the config

Clone it to this path: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim or ~/.config/nvim (Linux, MacOS)

http:

git clone https://github.com/am1fat32/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim

ssh:

git clone git@github.com:am1fat32/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim

Post Installation

Start Neovim

nvim

Use :Lazy to view plugins status

Install Recipes

Linux Install

Ubuntu Install Steps

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip neovim

Debian Install Steps

sudo apt update
sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip curl

# Now we install nvim
curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim-linux64
sudo mkdir -p /opt/nvim-linux64
sudo chmod a+rX /opt/nvim-linux64
sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux64.tar.gz

# make it available in /usr/local/bin, distro installs to /usr/bin
sudo ln -sf /opt/nvim-linux64/bin/nvim /usr/local/bin/

Fedora Install Steps

sudo dnf install -y gcc make git ripgrep fd-find unzip neovim

Arch Install Steps

sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed gcc make git ripgrep fd unzip neovim