Fixed issues encountered on fresh install

init.lua

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ local keymap = {
     leader_key                              = ';',
 }
 
+local theme_with_real_colors = false
+
 vim.g.mapleader = keymap.leader_key
 vim.g.maplocalleader = keymap.leader_key
 vim.opt.tabstop = 4     -- Character width of a tab
@@ -49,23 +51,48 @@ vim.opt.expandtab = true
 local function packer_startup(use)
     use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
     use 'lervag/vimtex'                     -- Latex
+    use 'ellisonleao/gruvbox.nvim'          -- Theme
+    use 'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua'           -- File explorer
+    use 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'       -- Icons for file explorer and info bar
+    use 'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim'         -- Lower info-bar
+    use 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'   -- Syntax highlighting
+    use 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp'                  -- Autocompletion
+    use 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp'
+    use 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip'
+    use {                                   -- LSP
+        'williamboman/mason.nvim',
+        'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
+        'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+    }   
+    use { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',  -- FuzzyFind
+        tag = '0.1.1',
+        requires = {
+            {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'},
+            {'BurntSushi/ripgrep'},
+            -- ripgrep might not actually
+            -- be a nvim package
+        }
+    }  
+
+    if packer_bootstrap then --Comes after packages
+        require('packer').sync()
+    end
+
     vim.g.vimtex_view_method = 'zathura'
 
-    use 'ellisonleao/gruvbox.nvim'          -- Theme
+    if theme_with_real_colors then
         vim.o.termguicolors = true
+        vim.o.background = "dark"
         vim.cmd [[ colorscheme gruvbox ]]
+    end
 
-    use 'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua'           -- File explorer
     vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
     vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
     require('nvim-tree').setup()
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.toggle_file_explorer, ':NvimTreeFindFileToggle<CR>')
 
-    use 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'       -- Icons for file explorer and info bar
-    use 'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim'         -- Lower info-bar
     require('lualine').setup {options = {icons_enabled = true, theme = 'gruvbox'}}
 
-    use 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'   -- Syntax highlighting
     require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup {
         ensure_installed = 'all',
         sync_install = false,
@@ -76,9 +103,6 @@ local function packer_startup(use)
         }
     }
 
-    use 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp'                  -- Autocompletion
-    use 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp'
-    use 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip'
     local cmp = require('cmp')
     cmp.setup{
         mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert {
@@ -102,11 +126,7 @@ local function packer_startup(use)
         )
     }
 
-    use {                                   -- LSP
+    require('mason').setup()
-        'williamboman/mason.nvim',
-        'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
-        'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
-    }   require('mason').setup()
     require('mason-lspconfig').setup{
         ensure_installed = {
             'clangd', 'golangci_lint_ls', 'kotlin_language_server',
@@ -128,23 +148,12 @@ local function packer_startup(use)
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.show_references, require('telescope.builtin').lsp_references, {})
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.hovering_documentation, vim.lsp.buf.hover, {})
 
-    use { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',  -- FuzzyFind
+    local builtin = require('telescope.builtin')
-        tag = '0.1.1',
-        requires = {
-            {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'},
-            {'BurntSushi/ripgrep'},
-            -- ripgrep might not actually
-            -- be a nvim package
-        }
-    };  local builtin = require('telescope.builtin')
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.search_for_files_in_working_directory, builtin.find_files, {})
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.search_for_previously_opened_files, builtin.oldfiles, {})
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.live_grep, builtin.live_grep, {})
     vim.keymap.set('n', keymap.search_help_pages, builtin.help_tags, {})
 
-    if packer_bootstrap then -- Must be last instruction.
-        require('packer').sync()
-    end
 end
 
 return require('packer').startup(packer_startup)