From d76cd6922451880392532f4c266434cf80c053a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Damjan 9000 Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:40:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: add clipboard tool dependency (#886) Fixes: #884 Neovim requires an external tool for proper system clipboard integration. Some systems install this already by default: - on Fedora xsel is already installed by default - on Windows using the choko install the win32yank is alredy installed This is not installed by default on ubuntu or debian so adding that to the dependencies list and to the install instructions snippets. --- README.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index be313bdb56..f445b65ecd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions. External Requirements: - Basic utils: `git`, `make`, `unzip`, C Compiler (`gcc`) - [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation) +- Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on platform) - A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/): optional, provides various icons - if you have it set `vim.g.have_nerd_font` in `init.lua` to true - Language Setup: @@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ wsl --install wsl sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y sudo apt update -sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip neovim +sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip neovim ``` @@ -192,14 +193,14 @@ sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip neovim ``` sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y sudo apt update -sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git neovim +sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip neovim ```
Debian Install Steps ``` sudo apt update -sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git curl +sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git xclip curl # Now we install nvim curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz