can't install neovim in lubuntu linux

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curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /opt -xzf nvim-linux64.tar.gz

add this to your ~/.bashrc file
export PATH="$PATH:/opt/nvim-linux64/bin"

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What distro is this?

run sudo apt update && apt upgrade

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Try this
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install neovim

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i got the same error message "unrecovable fatal error, aborting"

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Did you already install anything? seems wild, my advice is reinstall it again. even my ubuntu docker is more stable than this.

I mean there's no way installing curl breaks the system.

This was ubuntu 22.04 using docker fresh container.

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i installed some apps like a browser and some ide but nothing extraordinary, all the things i installed are normal and can't do anything to the system. (vscodium/ sublim text/ geany)

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Hmm wild, wait for someone or you can ask in Ubuntu server
https://discord.com/invite/ubuntu

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thanks ❤️ ❤️

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it looks clean af 🔥

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You can copy that in here
https://github.com/jojodm997/Retro

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@vocal tangle did you fix it already? if no
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

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no i didn't fix it

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run the commands

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same error ):

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what about this?

does sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade work correctly?

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update works
upgrade doesn't work ("unrecovable fatal error, aborting")

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give the full error message

preferably a screenshot

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when you power on your pc, spam the escape key or the shift key

a grub menu should pop up. select advanced options, and then recovery

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The first one or the second one ?

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first

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Which option?

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dpkg

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enter ig

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i did that and it went back to main menu

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try to install neovim now

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according to the internet, you could remove these packages and then reinstall.

but you have quite a lot of them. as other guy said, might be worth reinstalling, seeing this is a fresh install anyway

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should i re-download the iso file from the official website? or use the same iso file ?

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you should verify the image, if it's correct, you can use the same

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thanks a lot ❤️

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you know how to verify it right?

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no, but i used the same iso file in a vm and i had no problem wit it. so i assume that it has no problems, am i right?

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probably, but if u wrote it to USB, there's a small chance the write process can incur an error

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just verify to be sure. sha256sum [path to .iso] and see if it's the same as provided on lubuntu website

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I recommend Universal USB installer or Ventoy but use whatever u like

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i already use ventoy

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then find the sha sum from lubuntu website, and record it.

when u start ventoy, the 2nd screen will offer Checksum verify

pick 256 or whatever the website uses, and then let it come up with number and u compare.

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thank you guys for helping me. i re-installed lubuntu itself.

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neat. Is that a terminal or neovim showing?

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Good luck on your journey 🙂