Neovim installation including Max's config files on Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS.

There were some requirements and some changes needed to install the config files and nvim on a fresh system, these were the steps I followed for it to work.

1. Install Neovim and create a symbolic link

1.1 Install Neovim

1. Go to https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases
2. Download nvim-linux64.tar.gz
3. Extract: tar xzvf nvim-linux64.tar.gz
4. Run ./nvim-linux64/bin/nvim

1.2 Create a link to nvim (change Packages to directory where it is installed in step 1.1):

ln -s ~/Packages/nvim-linux64/bin/nvim ~/.local/bin/nvim

2. Clone the nvim config of Max:

git clone [email protected]:maxspahn/config.git

3. (Un)comment the install file for nvim and add packer installation line:

#! /bin/bash

tmuxpath=$(realpath tmux/tmux.conf)
#ln -fs $tmuxpath ~/.tmux.conf

zshpath=$(realpath zsh)
#ln -fs $zshpath ~/.config

nvimpath=$(realpath nvim)
ln -fs $nvimpath ~/.config

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
 ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim

4. Change the Python version in config/nvim/init.lua to your version (mine is python3.8):

vim.cmd([[let g:python3_host_prog='$HOME/bin/python3.8']])

5. Install npm in order to install pyright

sudo apt install npm

6. Update or install a version of node >= 12.0.0 for pyright:

6.1 Install nvm to update node

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash

6.2 Update node: (v16.15.0 is the latest LTS as of writing (16-05-2022), check nvm ls-remote for newer versions optionally)

nvm install v16.15.0
nvm use v16.15.0

7. Install pyright:

sudo npm install -g pyright

8. Install neovim module for Python

pip3 install neovim

9. Run the config install file from step 2.

./install

10. PackerInstall the nvim packages

nvim
:PackerInstall
<enter>

Launching nvim should now show no errors, use :checkhealth inside nvim if there are still any errors.