How to Install MicroBin on POP! OS

MicroBin is a utility that allows you to easily manage your system's trash folder from the command line. Here's how you can install it on your POP! OS latest distribution:

Requirements

  • A terminal emulator
  • Python3

Installation

  1. First, install git if you don't already have it installed by typing the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install git
  1. Clone the MicroBin repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/szabodanika/microbin.git
  1. Navigate to the microbin folder by running:
cd microbin
  1. Check if the setup.py file is present in the microbin folder by running the following command:
ls -l setup.py
  1. If the above command returns "No such file or directory", then try cloning the repository again as there may have been an error in the previous step. If the file is present, then run the following command to install MicroBin:
sudo python3 setup.py install
  1. After the installation is complete, you can verify that MicroBin has been installed correctly by running the following command:
microbin --help

This will display the help menu for MicroBin.

Congratulations, you've successfully installed MicroBin on your POP! OS latest distribution. You can now use MicroBin to efficiently manage your system's trash folder directly from the command line.