In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Micro, a modern, intuitive and powerful text editor, on Ubuntu Server Latest using the command line.
Before installing Micro, it is always a good idea to update the operating system to its latest version using the below command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Micro requires Go and some dependencies to be installed. The following command installs them for us.
sudo apt install golang-go xclip
Now we will download and install the Micro text editor by running the following commands in the terminal:
wget https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v2.0.10/micro-2.0.10-linux64.tar.gz
tar xvfz micro-2.0.10-linux64.tar.gz
sudo mv micro-2.0.10/micro /usr/local/bin/
This will download the latest stable version of Micro (currently v2.0.10), extract it, and move the Micro binary to the /usr/local/bin/ directory, making it available system-wide.
To verify the installation, run the following command:
micro -version
If everything was installed correctly, you should see the Micro version printed to the console.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Micro text editor on your Ubuntu Server. You can now start using Micro to write and edit text files. Enjoy!
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