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+# Neovim Setup
+
+Lots of information on nvim can be found for instance here:
+
+* https://programmingpercy.tech/blog/learn-how-to-use-neovim-as-ide/
+* https://github.com/hrsh7th/
+* https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
+* https://docs.rockylinux.org/books/nvchad/nvchad_ui/nvimtree/
+
+## Installation of Neovim
+On Debian install neovim from the sources, the packages are mostly a bit aged.
+```shell
+git clone https://github.com/neovim/neovim
+sudo apt install ninja-build gettext cmake unzip curl
+make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+sudo make install
+```
+On Windows install from binary or using installer, on MacOS use `brew`.
+
+Debian packages can be found here: https://github.com/neovim/neovim-releases/releases
+
+
+## Configuration
+Clone the packer repository:
+```shell
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim
+```
+Clone the local configuration repo:
+```shell
+git clone git@gitea.hottis.de:wn/my-nvim-config.git ~/.config/nvim
+```
+At the first start of nvim a lot of error messages will be shown. Ignore them and run `:PackerInstall`. At the next start everything should be fine.
+
+The file `~/.config/nvim/init.lua` contains both plugins to be loaded and regular settings for nvim. The directory `~/.config/nvim/lua` contains configuration for individual plugins.
+