Started from https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
External Requirements:
- Basic utils:
git,make,unzip, C Compiler (gcc) - ripgrep
- Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on the platform)
- A Nerd Font: optional, provides various icons
- if you have it set
vim.g.have_nerd_fontininit.luato true
- if you have it set
Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your OS:
| OS | PATH |
|---|---|
| Linux, MacOS | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim, ~/.config/nvim |
| Windows (cmd) | %localappdata%\nvim\ |
| Windows (powershell) | $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\ |
Linux and Mac
git clone https://github.com/johanalkstal/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvimWindows
If you're using cmd.exe:
git clone https://github.com/johanalkstal/kickstart.nvim.git "%localappdata%\nvim"
If you're using powershell.exe
git clone https://github.com/johanalkstal/kickstart.nvim.git "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\nvim"
Start Neovim
nvimBelow you can find OS specific install instructions for Neovim and dependencies.
Windows with Microsoft C++ Build Tools and CMake
Installation may require installing build tools and updating the run command for `telescope-fzf-native`See telescope-fzf-native documentation for more details
This requires:
- Install CMake and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools on Windows
{'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build' }Windows with gcc/make using chocolatey
Alternatively, one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config, the easiest way is to use choco:- install chocolatey either follow the instructions on the page or use winget, run in cmd as admin:
winget install --accept-source-agreements chocolatey.chocolatey
- install all requirements using choco, exit the previous cmd and open a new one so that choco path is set, and run in cmd as admin:
choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make
WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
wsl --install
wsl
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip neovim
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-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
sudo mkdir -p /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
sudo chmod a+rX /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64
sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
# make it available in /usr/local/bin, distro installs to /usr/bin
sudo ln -sf /opt/nvim-linux-x86_64/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