Use `micro -version` to get the version information after installing. It is only guaranteed that you are installing the most recent
stable version if you install from the prebuilt binaries, Homebrew, or Snap.
+A desktop entry file and man page can be found in the [assets/packaging](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/tree/master/assets/packaging) directory.
+
### Prebuilt binaries
All you need to install micro is one file, the binary itself. It's as simple as that!
curl https://getmic.ro | bash
```
-The script will place the micro binary in the current directory. See its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro) for more information.
+The script will place the micro binary in the current directory. From there, you can move it to a directory on your path of your choosing (e.g. `sudo mv micro /usr/bin`). See its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro) for more information.
+
+To uninstall micro, simply remove the binary, and the configuration directory at `~/.config/micro`.
### Package managers
for other operating systems. These packages are not guaranteed to be up-to-date.
* Linux: Available in distro-specific package managers.
- * `apt install micro` (Ubuntu 20.04 `focal`, and Debian `unstable | testing | buster-backports`).
+ * `apt install micro` (Ubuntu 20.04 `focal`, and Debian `unstable | testing | buster-backports`). At the moment, this package (2.0.1-1) is outdated and has a known bug where debug mode is enabled.
* `dnf install micro` (Fedora).
* `yay -S micro` (Arch Linux).
* See [wiki](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/wiki/Installing-Micro) for details about CRUX, Termux.