[NVim] How to Install vim-plug (Linux, Ubuntu)

Updates: November 6, 2024
Contents: Steps to install vim-plug on Linux including Ubuntu

Set Up Environment for NVim Installation

Before installing plugins, ensure that NVim or Vim is installed on your system.

• Install NVim: NVim Installation Guide
• Install Vim: Vim Installation Guide

Install vim-plug

vim-plug is a minimalist Vim plugin manager that supports parallel installation of plugins.

• For NVim:

  sh -c 'curl -fLo "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
         https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim'

• For Vim:

  curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

Download Result

 

Configure Plugins

After installing vim-plug, configure your plugins by editing the appropriate configuration file.

• For NVim:

  nvim ~/.config/nvim/init.vim

• For Vim:

  vim ~/.vimrc

In the configuration file, add the following lines to initialize vim-plug and specify your desired plugins:

" in init.nvim or .vimrc
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

" List your plugins here
Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } }

call plug#end()

 

Install Plugins

After saving the configuration file, install the specified plugins:

1. Open NVim or Vim.
2. Run the command:

   :PlugInstall

   This command will download and install all the plugins listed in your configuration file.

Managing Plugins with vim-plug

After installing vim-plug, you can manage your plugins using the following commands:

• :PlugInstall to install the plugins
• :PlugUpdate to install or update the plugins
• :PlugDiff to review the changes from the last update
• :PlugClean to remove plugins no longer in the list

In WSL or WSL2 on Windows, the plugged folder is located at ~/.local/share/nvim/plugged

 

References

• https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug?tab=readme-ov-file#installation

GitHub - junegunn/vim-plug: :hibiscus: Minimalist Vim Plugin Manager