neovim-vim-compat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "neovim-vim-compat" 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-vim-compat on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                neovim-vim-compat
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall neovim-vim-compat on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                neovim-vim-compat
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "neovim-vim-compat" 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-vim-compat's git locally


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


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

ID: 1137525
Name: neovim-vim-compat
PackageBaseID: 185613
PackageBase: neovim-vim-compat
Version: 0.1.0-2
Description: Vim compatibility for neovim. Symlinks vim to nvim and installs xxd.
URL: https://neovim.io/
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.018219
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: paulodiovani
Submitter: paulodiovani
FirstSubmitted: 1662742684
LastModified: 1662742773
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/neovim-vim-compat.tar.gz