github-kickstart-fork-tutorial.md

Install GitHub CLI on Arch, log in, fork kickstart.nvim, and clone it to your Neovim config

1) Install gh (GitHub CLI)

sudo pacman -S github-cli

(Optional prerequisites)

sudo pacman -S git neovim

2) Log in with your browser

gh auth login

(Optional: verify)

gh auth status

3) Fork nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim to your GitHub account

gh repo fork nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim --clone=false

4) Clone your fork into the Neovim config path

If you already have ~/.config/nvim, back it up first:

mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup.$(date +%s)

Clone your fork directly to the Neovim config path:

gh repo clone "$(gh api user -q .login)/kickstart.nvim" ~/.config/nvim

Launch Neovim to finish setup:

nvim

Basic kickstart.nvim utils

sudo pacman -S --needed git make unzip gcc

ripgrep, fd

sudo pacman -S --needed ripgrep fd

Clipboard tools (X11 + Wayland)

sudo pacman -S --needed xclip xsel wl-clipboard

Nerd Font

Symbols only (from official repos):

sudo pacman -S --needed ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-mono

Full patched font (AUR example with yay):

yay -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd

Enable in Neovim:

vim.g.have_nerd_font = true

Emoji fonts

sudo pacman -S --needed noto-fonts-emoji