Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and
intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern
terminals.
Micro has standard keybindings (Ctrl-s to save, Ctrl-z to undo, Ctrl-q to quit, etc...) and supports a wide variety of features, including:
Syntax highlighting (over 140 languages supported)
Multiple cursors
Configurable keybindings and settings (tab width, tabs vs. spaces, diff gutter, etc...)
Built-in terminal emulator
Splits and tabs
Automatic linting and commenting via Lua plugins
Plugin manager to download additional Lua plugins other users have made
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on Pop!_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install micro
To install micro, simply use the following command: