Micro a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor alternative to Vim

sudo apt-get install xclip # optional for clipboard support
curl https://getmic.ro | bash
mv micro /usr/bin # optional to use micro from anywhere

If using over ssh then use -X flag for x11 forwarding and install xclip on both client and server

update .config/micro/settings.json to avoid paste glitches

{
    "autoindent": false,
    "tabsize": 2,
    "tabstospaces": true
}