Micro is a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor that is designed to be easy-to-use and customizable. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Micro on Alpine Linux latest.
Before you proceed with this tutorial, you should have a non-root user account with sudo privileges on your server. You will also need a working internet connection to download Micro.
First, update your Alpine Linux system to ensure that all packages are up to date with the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
In order to install Micro on Alpine Linux, we need to install a few dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apk add curl git ncurses-dev ctags gcc
Now, we will download the Micro text editor on our system using the following command:
curl https://getmic.ro | sudo sh
This command will download Micro and place it in the /usr/local/bin directory.
To verify that Micro is installed correctly, run the following command:
micro -version
This command will output the Micro version if it is installed correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Micro text editor on Alpine Linux. Micro is now ready for use. You can launch Micro by typing "micro" in your terminal window.
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Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
