MainController: Neovim exited with code: 0

When launching VSCode I get the following error messages: 2021-03-03T15:59:55.165Z MainController: Neovim exited with code: 0 and 2021-03-03T15:59:55.160Z MainController: Neovim was disconnected

This is my settings.json:

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Gruvbox Material Dark",
    "editor.fontFamily": "'Hack'",
    "vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.linux": "/snap/bin/nvim",
    "vscode-neovim.neovimInitVimPaths.linux": "/home/noah/.config/nvim/test.vim",
    "vscode-neovim.highlightGroups.highlights": {
    
        "Directory": "vim",
        "IncSearch": {
            "backgroundColor": "theme.editor.findMatchBackground",
            "borderColor": "theme.editor.findMatchBorder"
        },
        "Search": {
            "backgroundColor": "theme.editor.findMatchHighlightBackground",
            "borderColor": "theme.editor.findMatchHighlightBorder"
        },
        "Visual": {
            "backgroundColor": "theme.editor.selectionBackground"
        },
        "Conceal": "vim",
        "Substitute": "vim"
    },
}

~/.config/nvim/test.vim is a empty file, but I also tried it with my existing init.vim. Running which nvim in the terminal outputs /snap/bin/nvim.

Here’s the output of :checkhealth inside nvim with nvim -u test.vim:

health#nvim#check
========================================================================
## Configuration
  - OK: no issues found

## Performance
  - OK: Build type: RelWithDebInfo

## Remote Plugins
  - OK: Up to date

## terminal
  - INFO: key_backspace (kbs) terminfo entry: key_backspace=\177
  - INFO: key_dc (kdch1) terminfo entry: key_dc=\E[3~
  - INFO: $COLORTERM='truecolor'

health#provider#check
========================================================================
## Clipboard (optional)
  - OK: Clipboard tool found: xclip

## Python 2 provider (optional)
  - WARNING: No Python executable found that can `import neovim`. Using the first available executable for diagnostics.
  - ERROR: Python provider error:
    - ADVICE:
      - provider/pythonx: Could not load Python 2:
          /usr/bin/python2 does not have the "neovim" module. :help |provider-python|
          /usr/bin/python2.7 does not have the "neovim" module. :help |provider-python|
          python2.6 not found in search path or not executable.
          /usr/bin/python is Python 3.8 and cannot provide Python 2.
  - INFO: Executable: Not found

## Python 3 provider (optional)
  - INFO: `g:python3_host_prog` is not set.  Searching for python3 in the environment.
  - INFO: Multiple python3 executables found.  Set `g:python3_host_prog` to avoid surprises.
  - INFO: Executable: /usr/bin/python3
  - INFO: Other python executable: /bin/python3
  - INFO: Python version: 3.8.6
  - INFO: pynvim version: 0.4.3
  - OK: Latest pynvim is installed.

## Python virtualenv
  - OK: no $VIRTUAL_ENV

## Ruby provider (optional)
  - INFO: Ruby: ruby 2.7.1p83 (2020-03-31 revision a0c7c23c9c) [x86_64-linux-gnu]
  - INFO: Host: /usr/local/bin/neovim-ruby-host
  - OK: Latest "neovim" gem is installed: 0.8.1

## Node.js provider (optional)
  - INFO: Node.js: v12.18.2
  - INFO: Nvim node.js host: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/neovim/bin/cli.js
  - OK: Latest "neovim" npm/yarn package is installed: 4.9.0

## Perl provider (optional)
  - ERROR: perl provider error:
    - ADVICE:
      - "Neovim::Ext" cpan module is not installed

Log (Extension Host):

[2021-03-03 17:09:43.405] [exthost] [info] extension host started
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.438] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.microsoft-authentication {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.microsoft-authentication","_lower":"vscode.microsoft-authentication"},"activationEvent":"onAuthenticationRequest:microsoft"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.438] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/microsoft-authentication/dist/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.445] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.debug-auto-launch {"startup":true,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.debug-auto-launch","_lower":"vscode.debug-auto-launch"},"activationEvent":"*"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.445] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/debug-auto-launch/dist/extension
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.447] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.git {"startup":true,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.github","_lower":"vscode.github"},"activationEvent":"*"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.447] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.460] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension asvetliakov.vscode-neovim {"startup":true,"extensionId":{"value":"asvetliakov.vscode-neovim","_lower":"asvetliakov.vscode-neovim"},"activationEvent":"*"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.461] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///home/noah/.vscode/extensions/asvetliakov.vscode-neovim-0.0.78/dist/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.474] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension sainnhe.gruvbox-material {"startup":true,"extensionId":{"value":"sainnhe.gruvbox-material","_lower":"sainnhe.gruvbox-material"},"activationEvent":"*"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.474] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///home/noah/.vscode/extensions/sainnhe.gruvbox-material-6.3.6/out/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.566] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension ms-vscode.js-debug {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"ms-vscode.js-debug","_lower":"ms-vscode.js-debug"},"activationEvent":"onCommand:extension.js-debug.clearAutoAttachVariables"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.566] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/ms-vscode.js-debug/src/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.631] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.github {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.github","_lower":"vscode.github"},"activationEvent":"*"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.631] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/github/dist/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.713] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.github-authentication {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.github-authentication","_lower":"vscode.github-authentication"},"activationEvent":"onAuthenticationRequest:github"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:43.713] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/github-authentication/dist/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.440] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.emmet {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.emmet","_lower":"vscode.emmet"},"activationEvent":"onStartupFinished"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.440] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/emmet/dist/node/emmetNodeMain
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.452] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.merge-conflict {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.merge-conflict","_lower":"vscode.merge-conflict"},"activationEvent":"onStartupFinished"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.453] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/merge-conflict/dist/mergeConflictMain
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.456] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.testing-editor-contributions {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.testing-editor-contributions","_lower":"vscode.testing-editor-contributions"},"activationEvent":"onStartupFinished"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:53.456] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/testing-editor-contributions/dist/extension.js
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.931] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.configuration-editing {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.configuration-editing","_lower":"vscode.configuration-editing"},"activationEvent":"onLanguage:jsonc"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.931] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/configuration-editing/dist/configurationEditingMain
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.939] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.json-language-features {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.json-language-features","_lower":"vscode.json-language-features"},"activationEvent":"onLanguage:jsonc"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.940] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/json-language-features/client/dist/node/jsonClientMain
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.973] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.typescript-language-features {"startup":false,"extensionId":{"value":"vscode.typescript-language-features","_lower":"vscode.typescript-language-features"},"activationEvent":"onLanguage:jsonc"}
[2021-03-03 17:09:59.973] [exthost] [info] ExtensionService#loadCommonJSModule file:///snap/code/55/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/typescript-language-features/dist/extension

[zeljkofilipin]

I have found a workaround. Instead of installing neovim via snap, I’ve downloaded a nightly release from github.

https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/nightly

Direct link to the file: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/nightly/nvim.appimage

I’ve downloaded it to the home folder and followed the instructions:

chmod u+x nvim.appimage

I’ve changed neovim location in vscode settings and everything works fine.

{
    "vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.linux": "/home/z/nvim.appimage"
}

[steelx]

// "vscode-neovim.neovimPath": "C:/tools/neovim/Neovim/bin", // remve this
    "vscode-neovim.neovimExecutablePaths.win32/linux/darwin": "C:/tools/neovim/Neovim/bin",
``