Micro is a modern, easy-to-use text editor designed specifically for the terminal. It is available for a variety of operating systems, including Void Linux. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Micro on Void Linux.
Before we begin, we need to update our system to ensure that all packages are up to date.
sudo xbps-install -Su
Micro requires the following dependencies to be installed:
To install these dependencies, execute the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S libncursesw-dev gcc
To download and install Micro, execute the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S micro
This command will download and install the latest version of Micro.
To verify that Micro has been successfully installed, execute the following command:
micro -version
This should result in a output similar to the following:
> micro -version
micro 2.0.10
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Micro on your Void Linux system.
Micro is a lightweight and easy-to-use text editor designed specifically for the terminal. In this tutorial, we walked through the necessary steps to install Micro on a Void Linux system. With Micro installed, you can now start exploring its features and editing your files with ease.
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