Vim is a highly configurable, text-based editor for Unix and Unix-like systems, including Linux. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of Vim on the latest version of NixOS.
Before installing Vim, you should have the following:
Open a terminal window on your NixOS system.
Run the following command to update the Nix package manager:
sudo nix-channel --update
Run the following command to install Vim:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.vim
This will install the latest version of Vim along with its dependencies.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the version of Vim installed on your system by running:
vim --version
This should print the version number and other information about your Vim installation.
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Oct 9 2021 06:32:00)
Included patches: 1-3473
Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Compiled by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Vim's home page: https://www.vim.org/
Snippets directory: /nix/store/83q3q0qn85xyj2pjhs0krh4w2rq4lyqv-vim-8.2.3473/share/vim/vim82/snippets
Run :help for help
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vim on your NixOS Latest system.
We hope this tutorial has helped you to install Vim on NixOS Latest. Vim is a powerful text editor with many features and options that can greatly improve your productivity. With Vim installed on your system, you can edit files and code more efficiently and effectively.
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