From: Zachary Yedidia Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:55:22 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Update install instructions X-Git-Url: https://git.lizzy.rs/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fb1e7eababaf86546299d329281b55d356428d29;p=micro.git Update install instructions --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ebb8caa2..5e8f7348 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -106,10 +106,12 @@ eget zyedidia/micro Use `--tag VERSION` to download a specific tagged version. ``` -eget --tag nightly zyedidia/micro # download the nightly version (compiled every day at 8pm ET) +eget --tag nightly zyedidia/micro # download the nightly version (compiled every day at midnight UTC) eget --tag v2.0.8 zyedidia/micro # download version 2.0.8 rather than the latest release ``` +You can install `micro` by adding `--to /usr/local/bin` to the `eget` command, or move the binary manually to a directory on your `$PATH` after the download completes. + See [Eget](https://github.com/zyedidia/eget) for more information. ### Package managers @@ -134,11 +136,11 @@ snap install micro --classic must be installed. Please see the section on [Linux clipboard support](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro#linux-clipboard-support) further below. -Micro is also available through other package managers on Linux such as apt, dnf, AUR, Nix, and package managers +Micro is also available through other package managers on Linux such dnf, AUR, Nix, and 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`). At the moment, this package (2.0.1-1) is outdated and has a known bug where debug mode is enabled.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). * `pacman -S micro` (Arch Linux). * `eopkg install micro` (Solus).