neovim-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "neovim-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install neovim-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall neovim-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "neovim-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone neovim-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/neovim-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/neovim-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/neovim-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/neovim-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the neovim-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1424743
Name: neovim-git
PackageBaseID: 79243
PackageBase: neovim-git
Version: 0.10.0.r2536.g55c9e2c96e-1
Description: Fork of Vim aiming to improve user experience, plugins, and GUIs
URL: https://neovim.io
NumVotes: 255
Popularity: 2.253885
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Farzat
Submitter: fhahn
FirstSubmitted: 1393012225
LastModified: 1710135385
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/neovim-git.tar.gz