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@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ External Requirements:
 - Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on platform)
 - A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/): optional, provides various icons
   - if you have it set `vim.g.have_nerd_font` in `init.lua` to true
+  - get devicons from nerdfonts and add it to .local/share/fonts to make nvimtree work properly
 - Language Setup:
   - If you want to write Typescript, you need `npm`
   - If you want to write Golang, you will need `go`