Geany is a lightweight and versatile text editor and integrated development environment (IDE) that is popular among developers working on various programming languages. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Geany on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we start installing Geany, please ensure that your FreeBSD Latest system is up-to-date with the latest software packages. You can do so by running the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Geany is available in FreeBSD's official software repositories, which means you can install it using the pkg command. To install Geany, run the following command:
sudo pkg install geany
The command above will download and install all the required packages and dependencies for Geany to function properly.
Once the installation is complete, you can launch Geany from the terminal by running the following command:
geany
Alternatively, you can launch Geany from the launcher menu by searching for "Geany" in the search bar.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Geany on FreeBSD Latest. With Geany installed, you are now ready to start writing and developing your code in a lightweight and versatile text editor and IDE.
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