try-nvim is a set of pipe-to-shell scripts which will let you try out various Neovim distros without effecting your default Vim/Neovim installation (if any). The scripts will set up a copy of the latest stable Neovim (linux or mac only) in your home directory with a unique set of XDG directories which allow the different distros to operate completely independently of each other.
These scripts can also be used to quickly install Neovim on machines where root permissions are not available.
Uninstallation is simply deleting the directory where the distro was installed and it's launcher script under $HOME/.local/bin
Requires curl, bash, and tar. Also requires git to install plugins.
curl -fsSL https://github.com/theimpostor/try-nvim/raw/refs/heads/main/neovim.sh | bash
Installs Neovim without any extra configuration to $HOME/nvim
curl -fsSL https://github.com/theimpostor/try-nvim/raw/refs/heads/main/kickstart.sh | bash
Installs Neovim + Kickstart to
$HOME/kvim
curl -fsSL https://github.com/theimpostor/try-nvim/raw/refs/heads/main/lazyvim.sh | bash
Installs LazyVim to $HOME/lvim
curl -fsSL https://github.com/theimpostor/try-nvim/raw/refs/heads/main/spacevim.sh | bash
Installs SpaceVim to $HOME/svim
curl -fsSL https://github.com/theimpostor/try-nvim/raw/refs/heads/main/astronvim.sh | bash
Installs AstroNvim to $HOME/avim