How to use the Lock file when lazy.nvim loads for the first time?

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Thank you for lazy.nvim

When lazy.nvim loads for the first time, it does not use the lock file. It may install the latest updates of plugins with breaking changes.

Even though :Lazy restore command can be used to restore plugin versions from the lock file, it is very troublesome. Sometimes plugins may even break the Neovim UI. This makes it harder to restore plugin versions.

If there was an option in lazy.nvim configuration, something like prefer_lock_file = true, then it would improve the user experience of both lazy.nvim and Neovim. This would improve setting up Neovim on a new machine or on multiple machines.

Is there any way to achieve this behavior?

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#1817 (feature: restore plugins by default)

This same problem has been raised as an issue by someone.