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how do i install the latest version of neovim (for nvchad) linux mint (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hi all, i tried installing through apt and got an older 0.6.4 and i tried installing through an appimage but for some reason nvchad didnt accept it. also what is nerdfonts and is that the default for linux mint? been at this for an hour and am very confused

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

There's a PPA for neovim, currently at 0.7.x : https://launchpad.net/~neovim-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/stable Oh, sorry, I see NvChad wants 0.9.4 and Nerdfonts (Though not a hard requirement : https://docs.rockylinux.org/books/nvchad/nerd_fonts/).

https://launchpad.net/~neovim-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/unstable -> 0.10.x

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That's by far not the latest version. The current prerelease is on v0.10

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

whats a ppa and why does it take so long for apt to update its stuff

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ubuntu uses LTS with five year support, which is why they like to keep a lot of software versions back. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu I think. PPA is something you can add to Ubuntu or Ubuntu based Linux distributions to have newer or specific software repositories as extra on your system. Here's a guide on PPA : https://itsfoss.com/ppa-guide/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

what is nerdfonts and dies linux mimt have it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

According to that article mentioned in my earlier comment you won't need the nerdfonts.