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How to install Micro Text Editor on Rocky Linux 8.6

To Install Micro Text Editor on Rocky Linux 8.6

Introduction:

A micro text editor is a cross-platform terminal-based text editor that can be used with Linux and on all other platforms including Windows and Mac OS that comes as a single and without dependency. As well as being an easy-to-use text editor, it also doubles as a modern terminal.

Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Check the installed version of OS by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Rocky Linux"
VERSION="8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ID="rocky"
ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.6"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="Rocky Linux 8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:8:GA"

Step 2: Download the micro text editor by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# wget  https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v1.4.0/micro-1.4.0-linux64.tar.gz
--2022-06-25 20:24:41--  https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v1.4.0/micro-1.4.0-linux64.tar.gz
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.176.102
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.176.102|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/53632140/867d581e-020d-11e8-82fa-7816dc052297?X-Amz-Algorithm
micro-1.4.0-linux64.t 100%[=========================>]   3.71M  1.75MB/s    in 2.1s

Step 3: Extract the micro text editor by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# tar -xvf micro-1.4.0-linux64.tar.gz 
micro-1.4.0/
micro-1.4.0/LICENSE
micro-1.4.0/README.md
micro-1.4.0/LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
micro-1.4.0/micro

Step 4: Enter into the micro directory by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cd micro-1.4.0

Step 5: Execute the micro text editor by using the below command

[root@linuxhelp micro-1.4.0]# ./micro

Step 6: This is the micro text editor page

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required install Micro text editor on Rocky Linux 8.6. Your feedback is much welcome.

Tag : Micro Text Editor Installation Linux
FAQ
Q
What are the features of the Micro text editor?
A
The features of the Micro text editor are Supports common keybindings, colors and highlighting, Supports copy and paste with the system clipboard,etc.
Q
What is a Micro text editor?
A
Micro Text Editor is a free and open-source text editor application and also an easy-to-use modern terminal-based text editor commonly used for Linux as well as other operating systems including Windows, and Mac OS X.
Q
How can I download the Micro-text editor package?
A
To download the Micro-text editor package use : # wget https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v1.4.0/micro-1.4.0-linux64.tar.gz command
Q
Are there any alternatives in the Micro-text editor?
A
Yes. There are many alternatives in the Micro-text editor, including Visual Studio Code, Vim, GNU Emacs, GNU nano.
Q
How to extract the downloaded file?
A
To extract the downloaded file by using tar -zxvf micro-1.4.0-linux64.tar.gz command