Neovim is an extendable Vim based text editor. It is unique in a sense that it works flawlessly on major Linux distributions. It can be extended using plugins and APIs. It can also be hosted on cloud for the team work. It is compatible with Vim editing model and Vimscript.
Neovim is 30% lighter than regular Vim. It comes with an excellent modern interface. Neovim has a built-in terminal emulator for efficient work.
I am using Ubuntu 22.04, and I will show you the installation of Neovim on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS edition. The instructions discussed here are only compatible with Ubuntu distributions. You must not run them on Debian.
There are no dependencies required to install Neovim text editor.
I prefer to update my Linux system before installing any new software. Use the following commands to update and install Neovim respectively.
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install neovim
Neovim will be readily available once installed.
Neovim is a command-line and GUI-based text editor. Therefore it can be accessed via both the command line user interface and the dashboard. We will verify the presence of Neovim now using the dashboard. Neovim tries their best to keep the less use of CLI.
Once searched successfully we can launch the editor.
When you have located it correctly then you can always launch it in no time. I will launch it from the dashboard instead of CLI as it suits me.
As Neovim is based on vim, it has similar key bindings. I will discuss some important keys here to make it easier for you when running Neovim for the first time.
Now we will learn how to uninstall the Neovim Editor. It is simple to do so. You will need standard Ubuntu command to remove the packages. Invoke the following command to make sure it is done.
$ sudo apt remove neovim
In this tut, we observed how to install and remove the Neovim. We also learned about some keybindings.
Karim Buzdar holds a degree in telecommunication engineering and holds several sysadmin certifications including CCNA RS, SCP, and ACE. As an IT engineer and technical author, he writes for various websites.
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