cannot_install_vim_plugin.md

Cannot install vim plugin

When running the following command in vim:

:PlugInstall

And you observe an error resembling this:

Cloning into '...'
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': terminal prompts disabled

1. Check that you Git is working.
2. Check that you spelled the plugin name correctly.

I experiences this issue with the Nord theme, where the documentation states:

Plug 'arcticstudio/nord-vim'

But the GitHub repository is called nordtheme/vim.

So my .vimrc ended up looking like this:

call plug#begin()

" List your plugins here
" Nord colour theme
" Plug 'arcticstudio/nord-vim'
Plug 'nordtheme/vim'

call plug#end()

colorscheme nord

Resources and References

• StackExchange: Cannot install vim plugin due to git problem
• Nord theme website: vim installation and activation
• GitHub: nordtheme/vim