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@@ -11,14 +11,27 @@ A starting point for Neovim that is:
This repo is meant to be used as by **YOU** to begin your Neovim journey; remove the things you don't use and add what you miss.
+Kickstart.nvim targets *only* the latest ['stable'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/stable) and latest ['nightly'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/nightly) of Neovim. If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions.
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Distribution Alternatives:
- [LazyVim](https://www.lazyvim.org/): A delightful distribution maintained by @folke (the author of lazy.nvim, the package manager used here)
### Installation
-Kickstart.nvim targets *only* the latest ['stable'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/stable) and latest ['nightly'](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/nightly) of Neovim. If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions.
+* Backup your previous configuration (if any exists)
+
+### Archive Installation
+* On the home/landing page for the project find the blue "<> CODE" button click it and select Local > Download ZIP.
+* Extract the archive to:
+ ~/.config/nvim (Linux)
+ ??? (MacOS)
+ ??? (Windows)
+* Ensure your extraction method did not extract with a parent folder. For example in ~/.config/nvim you should have init.lua not another folder called kickstart.nvim.
+* Run nvim and allow the kickstart process to download files and set up the basics.
+
+### GIT Clone Installation
+
-* Backup your previous configuration
* (Recommended) Fork this repo (so that you have your own copy that you can modify).
* Clone the kickstart repo into `$HOME/.config/nvim/` (Linux/Mac) or `~/AppData/Local/nvim/` (Windows)
* If you don't want to include it as a git repo, you can just clone it and then move the files to this location