Micro: Can I install Micro Command Line Editor using APT Command on Ubuntu?

[CasperHK]

I want to install Micro command line editor using apt-get command since it is convenient. Are you planned to make it?

[GeigerCounter]

Not yet! We're working on it. See our very first issue: https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/1

When we get micro packaged and into the Debian repos, you will be able to install micro with apt-get.

[solyarisoftware]

Hi @CasperHK
but try the quick curl installer here:
https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/wiki/Installing-Micro#installation-script

[zyedidia]

We are working on getting micro into apt, but it is really really simple to install micro without a package manager because the entire program is contained in the one binary file you can download on the releases page.

In any case, this is a duplicate of #1 (people have been wanting apt for awhile 😄).

[chmike]

The benefit of apt is that it gets automatically updated with any new release.

[Calinou]

The benefit of apt is that it gets automatically updated with any new release.

It's actually not nearly as automatic if you use a package from distribution repositories, as most distributions' repositories are frozen during a release. This means that on a given Debian or Ubuntu version, you'll only be able to use the micro version that was shipped with the package (it won't be upgraded during the version's life cycle).

[avarf]

Still no apt?

[insign]

Gosh!

[Calinou]

@insign micro will be available in Ubuntu 20.04's repositories and is already available in Debian's buster-backports repository.

[ndac-todoroki]

todoroki@DESKTOP-D0A1RDT ~> sudo apt search "^micro\$"
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
micro/focal,now 2.0.1-1 amd64 [installed]
  modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

yay!

[gabrielcoronel]

sudo apt-get install micro already works at september 4th 2020.

[zyedidia]

Please note that the ubuntu version is old (2.0.1-1) and was unfortunately compiled in debug mode so it creates log files. On Ubuntu I recommend installing from the deb file provided on the releases page, or using the getmic.ro autoinstaller. On Debian I think the version in the apt repositories works well and is up-to-date.