Linux
Editions
Hugo is available in two editions: standard and extended. With the extended edition you can:
- Encode to the WebP format when processing images. You can decode WebP images with either edition.
- Transpile Sass to CSS using the embedded LibSass transpiler. The extended edition is not required to use the Dart Sass transpiler.
We recommend that you install the extended edition.
Prerequisites
Although not required in all cases, Git, Go, and Dart Sass are commonly used when working with Hugo.
Git is required to:
- Build Hugo from source
- Use the Hugo Modules feature
- Install a theme as a Git submodule
- Access commit information from a local Git repository
- Host your site with services such as CloudCannon, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, and Netlify
Go is required to:
- Build Hugo from source
- Use the Hugo Modules feature
Dart Sass is required to transpile Sass to CSS when using the latest features of the Sass language.
Please refer to the relevant documentation for installation instructions:
Prebuilt binaries
Prebuilt binaries are available for a variety of operating systems and architectures. Visit the latest release page, and scroll down to the Assets section.
- Download the archive for the desired edition, operating system, and architecture
- Extract the archive
- Move the executable to the desired directory
- Add this directory to the PATH environment variable
- Verify that you have execute permission on the file
Please consult your operating system documentation if you need help setting file permissions or modifying your PATH environment variable.
If you do not see a prebuilt binary for the desired edition, operating system, and architecture, install Hugo using one of the methods described below.
Package managers
Snap
Snap is a free and open source package manager for Linux. Available for most distributions, snap packages are simple to install and are automatically updated.
The Hugo snap package is strictly confined. Strictly confined snaps run in complete isolation, up to a minimal access level that’s deemed always safe. The sites you create and build must be located within your home directory, or on removable media.
This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
sudo snap install hugo
To enable or revoke access to removable media:
sudo snap connect hugo:removable-media
sudo snap disconnect hugo:removable-media
To enable or revoke access to SSH keys:
sudo snap connect hugo:ssh-keys
sudo snap disconnect hugo:ssh-keys
Homebrew
Homebrew is a free and open source package manager for macOS and Linux. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
brew install hugo
Repository packages
Most Linux distributions maintain a repository for commonly installed applications. Please note that these repositories may not contain the latest release.
Arch Linux
Derivatives of the Arch Linux distribution of Linux include EndeavourOS, Garuda Linux, Manjaro, and others. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
sudo pacman -S hugo
Debian
Derivatives of the Debian distribution of Linux include elementary OS, KDE neon, Linux Lite, Linux Mint, MX Linux, Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, Zorin OS, and others. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
sudo apt install hugo
You can also download Debian packages from the latest release page.
Fedora
Derivatives of the Fedora distribution of Linux include CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and others. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
sudo dnf install hugo
openSUSE
Derivatives of the openSUSE distribution of Linux include GeckoLinux, Linux Karmada, and others. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:
sudo zypper install hugo
Solus
The Solus distribution of Linux includes Hugo in its package repository. This will install the standard edition of Hugo:
sudo eopkg install hugo
Build from source
To build the extended edition of Hugo from source you must:
- Install Git
- Install Go version 1.19 or later
- Install a C compiler, either GCC or Clang
- Update your
PATH
environment variable as described in the Go documentation
The install directory is controlled by the
GOPATH
andGOBIN
environment variables. IfGOBIN
is set, binaries are installed to that directory. IfGOPATH
is set, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the first directory in theGOPATH
list. Otherwise, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the defaultGOPATH
($HOME/go
or%USERPROFILE%\go
).
Then build and test:
CGO_ENABLED=1 go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest
hugo version
Comparison
Prebuilt binaries | Package managers | Repository packages | Build from source | |
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Easy to install? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Easy to upgrade? | ✔️ | ✔️ | varies | ✔️ |
Easy to downgrade? | ✔️ | ✔️ 1 | varies | ✔️ |
Automatic updates? | ❌ | varies 2 | ❌ | ❌ |
Latest version available? | ✔️ | ✔️ | varies | ✔️ |