How to install Micro Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04

To Install Micro Text Editor On Ubuntu 22.04

Introduction:

Micro is a versatile terminal-based text editor that offers a balance between simplicity and functionality. It provides a user-friendly interface with convenient features such as standard keyboard shortcuts commonly found in desktop text editors.

Procedure :

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

 root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release:	22.04
Codename:	jammy

Step 2: Download the Micro Text Editor tar file using wget command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v2.0.13/micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz
--2024-07-08 07:30:00--  https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v2.0.13/micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 20.207.73.82
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|20.207.73.82|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/53632140/9e828b97-5c43-477c-91cc-d52ae8fea682?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20240708%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240708T020000Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=a5ebb10a5bd93c841af9e1205dc55f964cce8dc29e793bddeda88517796dae15&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=53632140&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dmicro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2024-07-08 07:30:00--  https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/53632140/9e828b97-5c43-477c-91cc-d52ae8fea682?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20240708%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240708T020000Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=a5ebb10a5bd93c841af9e1205dc55f964cce8dc29e793bddeda88517796dae15&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=53632140&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dmicro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)... 185.199.111.133, 185.199.108.133, 185.199.109.133, ...
Connecting to objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)|185.199.111.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 4817531 (4.6M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz’
micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz       100%[===========================================================>]   4.59M  --.-KB/s    in 0.1s    
2024-07-08 07:30:02 (37.0 MB/s) - ‘micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz’ saved [4817531/4817531]

Step 3: List the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ls -a
.  ..  .bash_history  .bashrc  .cache  .lesshst  micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz  .profile  snap  .viminfo  .wget-hsts  .Xauthority

Step 4: Extract the tar file by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# tar -xvf micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz 
micro-2.0.13/
micro-2.0.13/micro.1
micro-2.0.13/LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
micro-2.0.13/micro.desktop
micro-2.0.13/micro.svg
micro-2.0.13/LICENSE
micro-2.0.13/micro
micro-2.0.13/README.md

Step 5: File has been extracted. Now list the directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ls -al
total 4756
drwx------  5 root    root       4096 Jul  8 07:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 20 root    root       4096 Sep 11  2023 ..
-rw-------  1 root    root        540 Mar  1 09:03 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--  1 root    root       3106 Oct 15  2021 .bashrc
drwx------  2 root    root       4096 Sep 11  2023 .cache
-rw-------  1 root    root         20 Sep 11  2023 .lesshst
drwxrwxr-x  2 globalt globalt    4096 Oct 22  2023 micro-2.0.13
-rw-r--r--  1 root    root    4817531 Oct 22  2023 micro-2.0.13-linux64.tar.gz
-rw-r--r--  1 root    root        161 Jul  9  2019 .profile
drwx------  5 root    root       4096 Sep 11  2023 snap
-rw-------  1 root    root       1312 Feb 18 01:15 .viminfo
-rw-r--r--  1 root    root        165 Jul  8 07:30 .wget-hsts
-rw-------  1 root    root         55 Sep 11  2023 .Xauthority

Step 6: Change the directory to micro-2.0.13 by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# cd micro-2.0.13

Step 7: Now list the directory by using the below command. You can find micro

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# ls -la

total 11744
drwxrwxr-x 2 globalt globalt     4096 Oct 22  2023 .
drwx------ 5 root    root        4096 Jul  8 07:30 ..
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     1086 Oct 22  2023 LICENSE
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt    64161 Oct 22  2023 LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
-rwxrwxr-x 1 globalt globalt 11915264 Oct 22  2023 micro
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     3055 Oct 22  2023 micro.1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt      552 Oct 22  2023 micro.desktop
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     6339 Oct 22  2023 micro.svg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt    13365 Oct 22  2023 README.md

Step 8: Run the micro by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# ./micro 

Step 9: Type something in the file and press ctrl + s to save the file

Step 10: After the file has been saved. Press ctrl + q to exit the file

Step 11: Again list directory to check that the file has been created.

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# ls -la
total 11748
drwxrwxr-x 2 globalt globalt     4096 Jul  8 07:31 .
drwx------ 6 root    root        4096 Jul  8 07:31 ..
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     1086 Oct 22  2023 LICENSE
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt    64161 Oct 22  2023 LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY
-rwxrwxr-x 1 globalt globalt 11915264 Oct 22  2023 micro
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     3055 Oct 22  2023 micro.1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt      552 Oct 22  2023 micro.desktop
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt     6339 Oct 22  2023 micro.svg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 globalt globalt    13365 Oct 22  2023 README.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root          10 Jul  8 07:31 test

Step 12: Cat the file for verification by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# cat test
Linuxhelp

Step 13: Add the micro path to the system variable by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# PATH=$PATH:/root/micro-2.0.13

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# source ~/.bashrc

root@linuxhelp:~/micro-2.0.13# cd
root@linuxhelp:~# micro