- -Exit from nvim if open
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-cd $HOME/.config -mv nvim nvim_old -mkdir nvim -cd nvim -git clone https://github.com/mgua/kickstart.nvim.git . -- -
Start nvim now, and you should see the automatic download and updates by lazy
- - - - - ----------------- - +This project is heavily based on TJ DeVries amazing work to promote Neovim adoption and usage. +Please see the original project nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim +In my neovim journey I recently migrated from vimscript to lua, and I am still in the process of adjusting my setup. + +I am working to make this kickstart a standard for my development team, which is easy to deploy on Windows Linux amd MacOSX systems. +Kickstart is just a configuration procedure. It requires to have several components installed and prepared. In the following notes I will list the preparation activities to be performed on the different operating systems. +A possible alternative approach is to use a neovim distribution, like +- [LazyVim](https://www.lazyvim.org/): maintained by @folke (the author of lazy.nvim package manager) + +### Linux + +## Neovim preparation and Installation for Linux + +# Ubuntu +from root: +- apt update +- apt upgrade +- apt install software-properties-common +- add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/stable +- apt update +- apt install ripgrep fd-find +- apt install neovim + +# Kali +from root: +- apt update +- apt upgrade +- apt install ripgrep fd-find +- cd +- mkdir neovim +- cd neovim +- curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim.appimage +- chmod +x nvim.appimage +- cp nvim.appimage /usr/bin/ +- ln -s /usr/bin/nvim.appimage /usr/bin/nvim +- (To be completed) + +# Almalinux +from root: +- yum update +- yum install ripgrep fd-find +- yum install neovim + +## Kickstart Configuration (in non privileged user context) +- Exit from nvim if open +- cd $HOME/.config +- mv nvim nvim_old +- mkdir nvim +- cd nvim +- git clone https://github.com/mgua/kickstart.nvim.git . + +Start nvim now, and you should see the automatic download and updates by lazy + +-- + +### Windows + +## Neovim preparation and Installation for windows +actions to be executed from administrator user: +1. Chocolatey package manager installation (see https://chocolatey.org/) +- run the following from powershell admin +- Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1')) +- close and reopen admin window +2. Winget package manager installation ( see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/ ) +- install winget from microsoft store +3. from an administrator console, execute: +- + + +## Kickstart Configuration (in non privileged user context) +- Exit from nvim if open +- cd $HOME/App.config +- mv nvim nvim_old +- mkdir nvim +- cd nvim +- git clone https://github.com/mgua/kickstart.nvim.git . + +-- Kickstart.nvim targets *only* the latest ['stable'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/stable) and latest ['nightly'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/nightly) of Neovim. If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions.