* Package name : neovim-alpha Version : 0.0~git20250709.2b3cbcd Upstream Contact: Zachary Churchill <zacharyachurchill@gmail.com> * URL : https://github.com/goolord/neovim-alpha * License : MIT Programming Lang: Lua Description : Customizable startup screen plugin for Neovim Alpha is a general-purpose Lua-powered UI library for Neovim, with conveniences for creating a customizable greeter or startup screen. It features a functional, data-oriented API design, where themes are expressed entirely as data, making Alpha fully programmable. Inspired by vim-startify and dashboard-nvim, some themes provides quick access to recent files, projects, and common commands. I will maintain this package under Debian Vim Maintainers.
Hi Sérgio, I'm currently using alpha-nvim, installed as a plugin. I'm not entirely sure what the advantages would be of having it packaged, perhaps you could elaborate? Also, the upstream name is alpha-nvim, so the current URL points to a 404. Best, Carl
Hi Sérgio, I'm currently using alpha-nvim, installed as a plugin. I'm not entirely sure what the advantages would be of having it packaged, perhaps you could elaborate? Also, the upstream name is alpha-nvim, so the current URL points to a 404. Best, Carl
Thanks! The correct URL is https://github.com/goolord/alpha-nvim. Search and replace betrayed me on this one. The main advantage of packaging these plugins in Debian is to take some of the maintenance burden off users. Many Neovim plugins don’t have formal releases, so it’s not always obvious when it’s safe to upgrade. Sometimes a needed fix appears alongside new features that require a newer Neovim version than what Debian provides. By packaging them, I can ensure they’re tested and guaranteed to work with the Neovim version shipped in Debian. That way, users get stable, compatible updates without having to track upstream changes themselves. I’m already doing this work whenever I have to update the plugins or Neovim itself, so adding them to Debian just formalizes the process and makes the benefits available to everyone. Here’s the full list of plugins I’m planning to add: https://people.debian.org/~cipriano/nvim-as-ide-plugins/neovim-plugins.html
Thanks! The correct URL is https://github.com/goolord/alpha-nvim. Search and replace betrayed me on this one. The main advantage of packaging these plugins in Debian is to take some of the maintenance burden off users. Many Neovim plugins don’t have formal releases, so it’s not always obvious when it’s safe to upgrade. Sometimes a needed fix appears alongside new features that require a newer Neovim version than what Debian provides. By packaging them, I can ensure they’re tested and guaranteed to work with the Neovim version shipped in Debian. That way, users get stable, compatible updates without having to track upstream changes themselves. I’m already doing this work whenever I have to update the plugins or Neovim itself, so adding them to Debian just formalizes the process and makes the benefits available to everyone. Here’s the full list of plugins I’m planning to add: https://people.debian.org/~cipriano/nvim-as-ide-plugins/neovim-plugins.html
Hi Sérgio, thanks for clarifying. I really like the idea of having a neovim IDE-like experience available in Debian. Best, Carl
The github URL is broken. 13.08.2025 17:09:25 Sérgio Cipriano <cipriano@debian.org>: