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Install latest NeoVim in Debian
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| # Download latest neovim release from GitHub releases and pipe it to tar to extract it to /usr | |
| curl -sL https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz \ | |
| | sudo tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 --overwrite -C /usr | |
Thanks for the heads-up @vcfvct, I updated the gist to download NeoVim directly from the latest release available and extract it to /usr.
nice and clean script. best duckduckgo result for what I wanted.
Nomenclature of the URL has changed to this in case you want to update:
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Glad I could help you @keponk! Thanks for the correction too. Just updated the Gist!
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Thanks for the script! (Bing Chat gives your gist when asking how to install latest neovim for debian) 😄
Looks like neovim does not release deb any more according to this change.
any reliable source for deb going forward? @strobelt