Download Derek's config file with:
curl -fLo ~/.vimrc --create-dirs https://gitlab.com/dwt1/dotfiles/-/raw/master/.vimrcInstall vim-plug (for plugin management) with:
curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vimRun Vim and install plugins with :PlugInstall. Exit and restart for changes to take effect. Alternatively, run vim +'PlugInstall --sync' +qa from the command line or a script to automate things further. See Run PlugInstall non-interactively from command line for more details and explanations on how this command works.
It is possible to install Neovim alongside Vim with:
sudo apt install -y neovimand reuse the Vim config files by adding these lines to ~/.config/nvim/init.vim, as described in Transitioning from Vim:
mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim
cat <<EOT >> ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
set runtimepath^=~/.vim runtimepath+=~/.vim/after
let &packpath=&runtimepath
source ~/.vimrc
EOT
Finally, run Neovim with nvim.