How to Install and Uninstall micro Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the micro on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "micro" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install micro on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "micro" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall micro on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the micro package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: micro
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.9-1ubuntu0.22.04.2
Built-Using: golang-1.18 (= 1.18.1-1ubuntu1.1), golang-github-blang-semver (= 4.0.0-1), golang-github-dustin-go-humanize (= 1.0.0-2), golang-github-flynn-json5 (= 0.0~git20160717.7620272-2), golang-github-gdamore-encoding (= 1.0.0-2), golang-github-go-errors-errors (= 1.0.1-4), golang-github-kballard-go-shellquote (= 0.0~git20180428.95032a8-1), golang-github-lucasb-eyer-go-colorful (= 1.2.0-1), golang-github-mattn-go-isatty (= 0.0.14-1), golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth (= 0.0.13-2), golang-github-mitchellh-go-homedir (= 1.1.0-1), golang-github-rivo-uniseg (= 0.2.0-1), golang-github-sergi-go-diff (= 1.1.0-1), golang-github-xo-terminfo (= 0.0~git20210125.ca9a967-1), golang-github-yuin-gopher-lua (= 0.0~git20170915.0.eb1c729-4), golang-github-zyedidia-clipboard (= 1.0.3-1), golang-github-zyedidia-glob (= 0.0~git20170209.dd4023a-1.1), golang-github-zyedidia-pty (= 1.1.1+git20180126.3036466-3), golang-github-zyedidia-tcell (= 2.0.6-1), golang-github-zyedidia-terminal (= 0.0~git20180726.533c623-2), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20211216.1d35b9e-1), golang-golang-x-text (= 0.3.7-1ubuntu0.20.04.1), golang-layeh-gopher-luar (= 1.0.4-1.1), golang-yaml.v2 (= 2.4.0-2)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utkarsh Gupta
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11840
Recommends: xclip
Filename: pool/universe/m/micro/micro_2.0.9-1ubuntu0.22.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 4085890
MD5sum: 398618b4c4370465ae54626fa981f462
SHA1: e4c6335f7b3ee400b812cff01452abba77f3ed5e
SHA256: f51edc626949b7f679a769988bbda356b47a8b6462b12f2bfafd70afb21b96ab
SHA512: e0851b0980a73784b78efa4f43cc4dbe5610a3d6cf6552513589474dd791c5c2ccb0709f8c519a5420a0d3449a9af3e0be124bba4a32e3f6bdc3f8e8d3878587
Homepage: https://micro-editor.github.io
Description: modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Description-md5: 1e5016b81d0f5aedf7555bfa090aacc1

Package: micro
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.9-1build1
Built-Using: golang-1.17 (= 1.17.3-1ubuntu1), golang-github-blang-semver (= 3.6.1-2), golang-github-dustin-go-humanize (= 1.0.0-2), golang-github-flynn-json5 (= 0.0~git20160717.7620272-2), golang-github-gdamore-encoding (= 1.0.0-2), golang-github-go-errors-errors (= 1.0.1-4), golang-github-kballard-go-shellquote (= 0.0~git20180428.95032a8-1), golang-github-lucasb-eyer-go-colorful (= 1.2.0-1), golang-github-mattn-go-isatty (= 0.0.14-1), golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth (= 0.0.13-2), golang-github-mitchellh-go-homedir (= 1.1.0-1), golang-github-rivo-uniseg (= 0.2.0-1), golang-github-sergi-go-diff (= 1.1.0-1), golang-github-xo-terminfo (= 0.0~git20210125.ca9a967-1), golang-github-yuin-gopher-lua (= 0.0~git20170915.0.eb1c729-4), golang-github-zyedidia-clipboard (= 1.0.3-1), golang-github-zyedidia-glob (= 0.0~git20170209.dd4023a-1.1), golang-github-zyedidia-pty (= 1.1.1+git20180126.3036466-3), golang-github-zyedidia-tcell (= 2.0.6-1), golang-github-zyedidia-terminal (= 0.0~git20180726.533c623-2), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20211117.dee7805-1), golang-golang-x-text (= 0.3.7-1), golang-layeh-gopher-luar (= 1.0.4-1.1), golang-yaml.v2 (= 2.4.0-1)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/editors
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utkarsh Gupta
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13461
Recommends: xclip
Filename: pool/universe/m/micro/micro_2.0.9-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 4148334
MD5sum: 5868bac0bc371268c3b06eb2236d79b7
SHA1: 39bf63a0bf9c517dea9efd62e6c614b2e65fdb91
SHA256: dc387fdae9abc01ec588f79346925729ec90a08b9132a48ddb58eb284aed8579
SHA512: 7151b2f338dc859434e61d1da991f00f02cd1b32c0b3644fa3195cc42e1cb89a7ff4a6f1e32fef2ee0bb481f92c008ad53933e10214bd5460084820392279439
Homepage: https://micro-editor.github.io
Description: modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Description-md5: 1e5016b81d0f5aedf7555bfa090aacc1