Installation

Manual installation

Linux / macOS

Make a backup of your current Neovim files:

# required
mv ~/.config/nvim{,.bak}

# optional but recommended
mv ~/.local/share/nvim{,.bak}
mv ~/.local/state/nvim{,.bak}
mv ~/.cache/nvim{,.bak}

Clone the starter

git clone https://github.com/okivim/okivim ~/.config/nvim

Remove the .git folder, so you can add it to your own repo later

rm -rf ~/.config/nvim/.git

Start Neovim!

nvim

Windows

Make a backup of your current Neovim files:

# required
Move-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim.bak

# optional but recommended
Move-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim-data $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim-data.bak

Clone the starter

git clone https://github.com/okivim/okivim $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim

Remove the .git folder, so you can add it to your own repo later

Remove-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\.git -Recurse -Force

Start Neovim!

nvim

tip

It is recommended to run :LazyHealth after installation. This will load all plugins and check if everything is working correctly.

Okivim installer

Linux / MacOS / Windows

You can now easily install Okivim using our installer.

The installer checks are informational and help you identify which dependencies are missing. Instructions on how to install these dependencies can be found in Getting Started → Dependencies.

info

The installer does not install dependencies; it only creates a backup of your current configuration and installs the Okivim configuration.