Installing Plugins

One way to install plugins is to use a plugin manager like dtomvan/xpm.xplr.

But you can also install and manage plugins manually.

Install Manually

• Add the following line in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

  local home = os.getenv("HOME")
  package.path = home
  .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?/init.lua;"
  .. home
  .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?.lua;"
  .. package.path
  

• Clone the plugin

  mkdir -p ~/.config/xplr/plugins
  
  git clone https://github.com/sayanarijit/material-landscape2.xplr ~/.config/xplr/plugins/material-landscape2
  

• Require the module in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

  require("material-landscape2").setup()
  
  -- The setup arguments might differ for different plugins.
  -- Visit the project README for setup instructions.
  

Luarocks Support

Some plugins may require luarocks to work.

Setup luarocks with the following steps:

• Install luarocks (via your package managers or follow the official guide).

• Add eval "$(luarocks path --lua-version 5.1)" in your .bashrc or .zshrc.

• Add the following lines in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

  package.path = os.getenv("LUA_PATH") .. ";" .. package.path
  package.cpath = os.getenv("LUA_CPATH") .. ";" .. package.cpath
  

Now you can install packages using luarocks. Be sure to append --lua-version.

Example:

luarocks install luafilesystem --local --lua-version 5.1