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Build and install neovim from stable tag on ubuntu as a .deb pkg
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install-latest-stable-nvim.sh
# /bin/bash
# run from inside a neovim clone, eg:
# git clone https://github.com/neovim/neovim.git
set -euo
echo building latest stable neovim
# update all remote data
git fetch origin --tags --force
# switch to latest remote/stable tag
git checkout tags/stable
# build all things
make clean
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
cd build && cpack -G DEB
# Install the new package
sudo dpkg -i nvim-linux64.deb
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