How to Install Basic Tools (curl, wget, git, nano)

Prerequisites

Before installing basic tools, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS (username: hxroot)
• Your server IP address and password
• Internet connection on your VPS

Why These Tools?

These essential tools will help you manage your server more effectively:

• curl - Transfer data from/to servers (API calls, testing)
• wget - Download files from the internet
• git - Clone repositories and manage code versions
• nano - Simple text editor for configuration files

Step 1: Connect to Your VPS

ssh hxroot@YOUR_SERVER_IP -p 22

Step 2: Update Package Lists

apt update

Step 3: Install All Basic Tools at Once

For Ubuntu/Debian:

apt install curl wget git nano -y

For CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux:

yum install curl wget git nano -y

Or using dnf (newer versions):

dnf install curl wget git nano -y

Verify Installations

Check each tool version:

curl --version

wget --version

git --version

nano --version

Individual Installation (If Needed)

Install curl only:

apt install curl -y

Install wget only:

apt install wget -y

Install git only:

apt install git -y

Install nano only:

apt install nano -y

Basic Usage Examples

curl examples:

Download a webpage:

curl https://example.com

Save output to file:

curl -o output.html https://example.com

Check API response:

curl -X GET https://api.example.com/data

wget examples:

Download a file:

wget https://example.com/file.zip

Download in background:

wget -b https://example.com/largefile.zip

Download entire website (mirror):

wget -r https://example.com

git examples:

Clone a repository:

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

Check status:

git status

Pull latest changes:

git pull

nano examples:

Open/create a file:

nano filename.txt

Nano shortcuts:

Ctrl+O - Save file
Ctrl+X - Exit
Ctrl+W - Search
Ctrl+K - Cut line
Ctrl+U - Paste

Additional Useful Tools

Consider installing these as well:

apt install htop -y          # Better process viewer
apt install unzip -y         # Extract zip files
apt install tar -y           # Extract tar files
apt install net-tools -y     # ifconfig, netstat commands
apt install software-properties-common -y  # Add repositories