Links used:
- https://otavio.dev/2018/09/30/migrating-from-vim-to-neovim/
- https://thomasventurini.com/articles/install-neovim-05-in-ubuntu/
Main Steps
To use your existing .vimrc
you can do this:
cat << EOF > ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
set runtimepath^=~/.vim runtimepath+=~/.vim/after
let &packpath = &runtimepath
source ~/.vimrc
EOF
But if you want different init.vim than .vimrc (probably a good idea in the start phase) copy your stuff to:
cp -r ~/.vim/bundle ~/.config/nvim/bundle/
cp ~/.vimrc ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
You then could add a file ~/.config/nvim/ginit.vim
for nvim-qt
the Gvim equivalent of nvim. The normal distinction with has(gui_running)
does not work properly. We can add all GUI Neovim specific stuff there, for my side it is something like:
colorscheme peachpuff
"map ctrl-tab to switch splits in terminal mode
nmap <silent> <C-Tab> :wincmd w<CR>
"open full screen
call rpcnotify(0, 'Gui', 'WindowMaximized', 1)
" Set Gui Font (`set guifont=` does not work in nvim-qt)
if has('nvim')
GuiFont FreeMono:10
else
But later stuff in my .vimrc, like opening NERDTree, did not work in ginit.vim. For that I have extended my diff in init.vim:
if (has('gui_running') || get(g:, 'GuiLoaded', 1))
There is further a bug in nvim-qt in the newer package than the one from bionic, to open an additional empty buffer, see " https://github.com/equalsraf/neovim-qt/issues/423
This can be fixed with three lines at the end of init.vim:
if @% == ""
bd
endif
Now you can use it with your ViM configuration. There is one difference, my beloved command gvim -d
does not work directly, we have to use nvim-qt -- -d file1 file2
. With Termina nvim, everything is ok.
Vundle Troubleshoot
To update Plugins, you probably have to change your Vundle configuration:
set rtp+=~/.config/nvim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin("~/.config/nvim/bundle")
now you can run :PluginInstall
and :PluginUpdate
Make Neovim Default
Add alternatives, for gvim somehow already /usr/bin/gvim.nvim-qt exist.
sudo update-alternatives --install $(which vim) vim $(which nvim) 10
and then config your choice:
sudo update-alternatives --config vim
sudo update-alternatives --config gvim