How to Install Micro on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Micro, a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor, on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A FreeBSD Latest system with root access
  • A terminal window (such as xterm or gnome-terminal) that supports copy-pasting

Step 1: Update FreeBSD Packages

Update your FreeBSD package repositories with the following command:

$ sudo pkg update

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Micro requires the following dependencies to be installed on your FreeBSD system:

  • golang

To install golang on your FreeBSD system, enter the following command:

$ sudo pkg install go

Step 3: Download and Install Micro

  1. Clone the Micro repository from the official GitHub page using the following command:

    $ git clone https://github.com/zyedidia/micro.git

  2. Change directory to the Micro folder:

    $ cd micro

  3. Build the binary package of Micro using the following command:

    $ make build

  4. Install the Micro binary file to the /usr/local/bin directory with:

    $ sudo make install

Step 4: Test Micro Installation

To test if Micro is properly installed, enter the following command:

$ micro

If the Micro editor opens up, then it has been successfully installed on your FreeBSD system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Micro on FreeBSD Latest. You should now be able to use Micro to code and text editing on your FreeBSD system.