Instalation (Mac)

Prerequisite

MAC

### Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Add To Path (Only Apple Silicon Macbooks)

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

This step is not necessary in intel based macbooks.

Install iTerm2

brew install iterm

Install NerdFont

brew install font-meslo-lg-nerd-font

Add set your terminal font to MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono.

iTerm2 -> Settings -> Profiles -> Text -> Font

Ubuntu

ripgrep

sudo apt-get install ripgrep

Install curl

sudo apt-get install curl git

Nerd Font

#!/bin/bash

sudo apt install fontconfig
cd ~
wget https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v2.1.0/Meslo.zip
mkdir -p .local/share/fonts
unzip Meslo.zip -d .local/share/fonts
cd .local/share/fonts
rm *Windows*
cd ~
rm Meslo.zip
fc-cache -fv

then set your terminal font to MesloLGS Nerd Font Mono.

Install NeoVim

Mac

brew install neovim

Ubuntu

curl -LO
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim
sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux64.tar.gz

Setting up neovim config and plugins

First fork the following repo, so that you'll have your own config which you can modify in future, then install by cloning the fork to your machine using one of the commands below, depending on your OS.

NOTE Your fork's url will be something like this: https://github.com/<your_github_username>/nvim.git

HTTPS

NOTE If you have forked the repo then replace wgetDJ with your github username.

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

SSH

NOTE If you have forked the repo then replace wgetDJ with your github username.

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

Post Installation

Open neovim using nvim. Lazy should automatically install all the plugins. If not then press :Lazy to open Lazy UI. Once installation is done press q to close Lazy UI.

Voilà! Your NeoVim is up and running. Have fun.