This repository provides Neovim binaries compiled with old GLIBC for compatibility with older Linux distributions.

Official Neovim binaries require newer GLIBC versions that are not available on older Linux distributions like CentOS 7, Ubuntu 16.04, or Debian 8.

We compile Neovim in a Debian Jessie environment to ensure maximum compatibility with older systems.

• x86_64: Intel/AMD 64-bit systems
• arm64: ARM 64-bit systems (aarch64)

Check the Releases page for the latest binaries.

1. Download the appropriate tarball for your architecture:

   wget https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/neovim-binaries/releases/latest/download/nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

2. Extract the tarball:

   tar -xzf nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

3. Add to your PATH or copy to a system directory:

   # Option 1: Add to PATH
   export PATH="$PWD/nvim-linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH"
   
   # Option 2: Copy to system directory
   sudo cp -r nvim-linux-x86_64/* /usr/local/

Each release contains:

nvim-linux-{arch}/
├── bin/
│   └── nvim
└── share/
    └── nvim/
        ├── runtime/
        └── ...

• Builds are automatically triggered daily to check for new Neovim releases
• If a new version is detected, binaries are built and released automatically
• Manual builds can be triggered via GitHub Actions

To build locally:

# For x86_64
./build.sh x86_64

# For arm64 (requires Docker with multi-arch support)
./build.sh arm64

These binaries are built on Debian Jessie and should work on:

• CentOS/RHEL 7+
• Ubuntu 16.04+
• Debian 8+
• Most other Linux distributions from ~2015 onwards

This repository contains build scripts and automation. Neovim itself is licensed under Apache 2.0 / MIT.