Nano is a popular text editor for Linux systems that comes with various essential features such as syntax highlighting, multiple undo/redo, line numbering, and many more. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Nano on EndeavourOS latest version.
Before you start installing Nano on your EndeavourOS system, you should make sure that your system is up-to-date using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Nano is available in the official repository of EndeavourOS, so you can install the latest version of Nano by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S nano
This command will download the latest version of Nano and install it on your EndeavourOS system. If you have any specific version requirements, you can specify the version number using the following command:
sudo pacman -S nano=<version-num>
Replace <version-num> with the desired version number. For example, to install Nano version 5.6, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nano=5.6
After installing Nano on your EndeavourOS system, you can use it by running the following command:
nano
This command will open Nano in the terminal window. You can use Nano to edit any text file by typing the file name after the nano command. For example, to edit the /etc/nanorc file, run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nanorc
By default, Nano comes with syntax highlighting enabled for common programming languages like C, C++, HTML, and many more. You can check the syntax highlighting settings using the following command:
nano --help
This command will display various options that you can use with Nano, including syntax highlighting options.
That's it! You have successfully installed Nano on your EndeavourOS system. You can now enjoy all the features of Nano and use it to edit text files on your Linux system. If you face any issues during the installation or while using Nano, feel free to leave a comment below.
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