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Tips on NeoVim

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Installation on Ubuntu

You can install the latest stable version of neovim using the command below.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/stable
wajig update
wajig install neovim

Tips and Traps

  1. NeoVim with …

Install the Latest Version of Software on Ubuntu

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Using PPA

Using snap

The snap version of a software is usually more up-to-date than the version installed using apt-get. For example, NevoVim (installed using apt-get) on Ubuntu 20.04 is …

Install the Latest Version of Python in Ubuntu

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

There are a few ways to install a newer version of Python on Ubuntu. If you want to completely overwrite the system version of Python, it is suggested that you install …

Java PPA for Ubuntu

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

If you are behind a firewall and has to communicate to the internal via a proxy, you can first export the environment vairables http_proxy and https_proxy …