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diff --git a/_posts/2019-07-22-vim-vs-neovim.md b/_posts/2019-07-22-vim-vs-neovim.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..394b59c --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2019-07-22-vim-vs-neovim.md @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +--- +title: Vim vs Neovim on FreeBSD +description: > + Spoilers: for some reason, vim has 103 dependencies and neovim has 7. +--- + +I have a [FreeBSD server](/freebsd.html) which primarily serves as a jail host. +As such, I'd like to keep its installed packages to a minimum. FreeBSD's +default install comes with `vi`, but not `vim`. Using `vi` feels familiar +enough, but it becomes annoying not to have things like `gg` available. So I +decided to install vim to make my life a little nicer: + +<!--more--> + + $ sudo pkg install vim + Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... + FreeBSD repository is up to date. + All repositories are up to date. + The following 103 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): + + New packages to be INSTALLED: + vim: 8.1.1439 + libXpm: 3.5.12_2 + libXext: 1.3.4,1 + libXau: 1.0.9 + libX11: 1.6.8,1 + libxcb: 1.13.1 + libXdmcp: 1.1.3 + xorgproto: 2019.1 + libxml2: 2.9.9 + libpthread-stubs: 0.4 + libXt: 1.2.0,1 + libSM: 1.2.3,1 + libICE: 1.0.9_3,1 + pango: 1.42.4_2 + libXrender: 0.9.10_2 + xorg-fonts-truetype: 7.7_1 + font-misc-meltho: 1.0.3_4 + mkfontscale: 1.2.1 + libfontenc: 1.1.4 + freetype2: 2.10.0 + fontconfig: 2.12.6,1 + font-misc-ethiopic: 1.0.3_4 + font-bh-ttf: 1.0.3_4 + encodings: 1.0.5,1 + font-util: 1.3.1 + dejavu: 2.37_1 + libXft: 2.3.2_3 + harfbuzz: 2.5.3 + graphite2: 1.3.13 + cairo: 1.16.0,2 + pixman: 0.34.0_1 + png: 1.6.37 + mesa-libs: 18.3.2_1 + libxshmfence: 1.3 + libXxf86vm: 1.1.4_3 + libXfixes: 5.0.3_2 + libXdamage: 1.1.5 + wayland: 1.16.0_1 + libepoll-shim: 0.0.20190311 + libdrm: 2.4.98_1,1 + libpciaccess: 0.14 + pciids: 20190620 + libunwind: 20170615 + glib: 2.56.3_5,1 + xkeyboard-config: 2.27 + libXrandr: 1.5.2 + libedit: 3.1.20190324,1 + libepoxy: 1.5.2 + fribidi: 0.19.7 + gtk3: 3.24.9 + libxkbcommon: 0.8.4 + libXinerama: 1.1.4_2,1 + libXi: 1.7.10,1 + libXcursor: 1.2.0 + libXcomposite: 0.4.5,1 + adwaita-icon-theme: 3.28.0 + gtk-update-icon-cache: 2.24.32 + shared-mime-info: 1.10_1 + hicolor-icon-theme: 0.17 + gdk-pixbuf2: 2.36.12 + tiff: 4.0.10_1 + jpeg-turbo: 2.0.2 + jbigkit: 2.1_1 + atk: 2.28.1 + cups: 2.2.11 + gnutls: 3.6.8 + trousers: 0.3.14_2 + tpm-emulator: 0.7.4_2 + gmp: 6.1.2_1 + p11-kit: 0.23.16.1 + libtasn1: 4.13_1 + nettle: 3.4.1_1 + libidn2: 2.2.0 + libunistring: 0.9.10_1 + libpaper: 1.1.24.4 + avahi-app: 0.7_2 + gnome_subr: 1.0 + libdaemon: 0.14_1 + gobject-introspection: 1.56.1,1 + dbus-glib: 0.110 + dbus: 1.12.12 + gdbm: 1.18.1_1 + wayland-protocols: 1.17 + librsvg2: 2.40.20 + libcroco: 0.6.12 + libgsf: 1.14.44 + colord: 1.3.5 + polkit: 0.114_2 + spidermonkey52: 52.9.0_3 + nspr: 4.21 + icu: 64.2,1 + sqlite3: 3.28.0 + desktop-file-utils: 0.23 + lcms2: 2.9 + argyllcms: 1.9.2_4 + libXScrnSaver: 1.2.3_2 + at-spi2-atk: 2.26.2 + at-spi2-core: 2.28.0 + libXtst: 1.2.3_2 + ruby: 2.5.5_2,1 + libyaml: 0.2.2 + ctags: 5.8 + cscope: 15.8b_1 + + Number of packages to be installed: 103 + + The process will require 517 MiB more space. + 96 MiB to be downloaded. + +Whoa, what?! Why do I need wayland and gtk for _vim_? `^C^C^C` + + $ sudo pkg install neovim + ]Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... + FreeBSD repository is up to date. + All repositories are up to date. + The following 7 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): + + New packages to be INSTALLED: + neovim: 0.3.8 + luajit: 2.0.5_3 + unibilium: 2.0.0 + msgpack: 3.2.0 + libvterm: git20161218 + libuv: 1.30.1 + libtermkey: 0.22 + + Number of packages to be installed: 7 + + The process will require 28 MiB more space. + 5 MiB to be downloaded. + +Much more palatable. |