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authorJosh Rahm <joshuarahm@gmail.com>2025-02-05 23:09:29 +0000
committerJosh Rahm <joshuarahm@gmail.com>2025-02-05 23:09:29 +0000
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@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ Install from download
Downloads are available on the [Releases](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases) page.
* Latest [stable release](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest)
- * [macOS x86](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz)
- * [macOS arm](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz)
- * [Linux](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz)
+ * [macOS x86_64](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz)
+ * [macOS arm64](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz)
+ * [Linux x86_64](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz)
+ * [Linux arm64](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-arm64.tar.gz)
* [Windows](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-win64.msi)
* Latest [development prerelease](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/nightly)
@@ -107,35 +108,35 @@ For arm64:
The [Releases](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases) page provides pre-built binaries for Linux systems.
```sh
-curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
+curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo rm -rf /opt/nvim
-sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux64.tar.gz
+sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
```
Then add this to your shell config (`~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, ...):
- export PATH="$PATH:/opt/nvim-linux64/bin"
+ export PATH="$PATH:/opt/nvim-linux-x86_64/bin"
### AppImage ("universal" Linux package)
-The [Releases](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases) page provides an [AppImage](https://appimage.org) that runs on most Linux systems. No installation is needed, just download `nvim.appimage` and run it. (It might not work if your Linux distribution is more than 4 years old.)
+The [Releases](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases) page provides an [AppImage](https://appimage.org) that runs on most Linux systems. No installation is needed, just download `nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage` and run it. (It might not work if your Linux distribution is more than 4 years old.) The following instructions assume an `x86_64` architecture; on ARM Linux replace with `arm64`.
- curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim.appimage
- chmod u+x nvim.appimage
- ./nvim.appimage
+ curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage
+ chmod u+x nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage
+ ./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage
To expose nvim globally:
mkdir -p /opt/nvim
- mv nvim.appimage /opt/nvim/nvim
+ mv nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage /opt/nvim/nvim
And the following line to your shell config (`~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, ...):
export PATH="$PATH:/opt/nvim/"
-If the `./nvim.appimage` command fails, try:
+If the `./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage` command fails, try:
```sh
-./nvim.appimage --appimage-extract
+./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage --appimage-extract
./squashfs-root/AppRun --version
# Optional: exposing nvim globally.
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ Neovim nightly and stable are available on the [snap store](https://snapcraft.io
**Stable Builds**
```sh
-sudo snap install --beta nvim --classic
+sudo snap install nvim --classic
```
**Nightly Builds**