From 3b4ec0f9df04d2f223d7ded6b067b437a2509b3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marco Guardigli Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:55:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] updated README comments --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index adc72845..3a84c7d3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ Please see the original project nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim In my neovim journey I recently migrated from vimscript to lua, and I am still in the process of adjusting my setup. -I am working to make this kickstart a standard for my development team, to be deployed on Windows Linux and MacOSX systems. +I am working to make this kickstart a standard for my development team, to be deployed on Windows, Linux and MacOSX systems. -Kickstart.nvim is just a configuration procedure. It requires to have several components installed and prepared. In the following notes I will list the preparation activities to be performed on the different operating systems. +Kickstart.nvim is just a configuration procedure. It requires to have several components installed and prepared. +In the following notes I will list the preparation activities to be performed on the different operating systems. A possible alternative approach is to use a neovim distribution, like - [LazyVim](https://www.lazyvim.org/): maintained by @folke (the author of lazy.nvim package manager) @@ -106,12 +107,13 @@ Actions to be executed from administrator user: - close and reopen admin window 2. Winget package manager installation ( see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/ ) - install winget from microsoft store -3. from an administrator console, execute: +3. From an administrator console, execute: ``` winget install gnuwin32.tar (bsdtar, installed in c:\Windows\WinSxS\.. c:\cygwin64\bin...) winget install gnuwin32.findutils (grep) winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal (if not from winget, it can be installed from microsoft https://aka.ms/terminal https://github.com/microsoft/terminal#other-install-methods https://github.com/microsoft/terminal (go on releases on right side...)) (for windows server 2022 -without winget- see later) + choco install git less bat gzip ripgrep grep fd fzf far netcat curl wget procexp mingw make unzip (choco installs most of the tools in c:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin) ``` - nerdfonts are a nice to have extension. After font installation, they can be setup in Windows Terminal to be available for neovim interface. Go download nerdfonts https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v2.3.3/Hack.zip uncompress in a temporary folder. then select all the .ttf files and press right-click then install. Open MS terminal, press the top icon on the right of the "+", then choose Profile/Defaults on the left, then Appearance and in font face set Hack Nerd Font @@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ Actions to be executed from administrator user: ## Neovim preparation and Installation for Windows Server 2022 (Datacenter Edition) + This operating system is similar to Windows 10/11 but I could not manage to have winget package installer working. Luckily Chocolatey can install many packages. ```