getmic.ro VS filemanager-plugin

curl seems to be more common since getmocro choose to use curl.

you can try curl https://getmic.ro | bash && mv ./micro "$PREFIX/bin/" from https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro

I'm a bit behind, but I wanted to note: If you are using Ubuntu / Mint, don't install via `sudo apt install micro`. It has been compiled wrong and it launches with a -debug flag which leaves a log.txt file behind every time it is launched. Maintainer is aware but this isn't yet resolved. [0]

Alternatives include downloading the .deb file from the Github repo and using the getmic.ro bash script. [1]

[0] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/micro/+bug/1870939

[1] https://github.com/benweissmann/getmic.ro

I tried Micro on for size for a few months earlier this year. I like it a lot, but stopped using it over time. Any time I reach for a text editor I kind of muscle memory open vim if it's something quick or VS code if it's a larger project.

Micro is like nano re-built for the 2020's. It feels really natural to use with sane key bindings and text selection. I like that it's written in Go and has a nice plugin framework. I might have used it more if a file manager / code tree off to the side was a built-in feature. I found a plugin that could do it, but I had some hassles with it iirc - https://github.com/NicolaiSoeborg/filemanager-plugin

Except for the last two things, micro should support everything. There is a plugin for an explorer, but it seems to have problems with a current version of micro (https://github.com/NicolaiSoeborg/filemanager-plugin)