Linux

Editions

Hugo is available in two editions: standard and extended. With the extended edition you can:

• Encode WebP images (you can decode WebP images with both editions)
• Transpile Sass to CSS using the embedded LibSass transpiler

We recommend that you install the extended edition.

Prerequisites

Although not required in all cases, Git and Go are often used when working with Hugo.

Git is required to:

• Use the Hugo Modules feature
• Build Hugo from source
• Install a theme as a Git submodule
• Access commit information from a local Git repository
• Host your site with services such as AWS Amplify, CloudCannon, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, and Netlify.

Go is required to:

• Use the Hugo Modules feature
• Build Hugo from source

Please refer to the Git and Go 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.

1. Download the archive for the desired edition, operating system, and architecture
2. Extract the archive
3. Move the executable to the desired directory
4. Add this directory to the PATH environment variable
5. 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. This will install the extended edition of Hugo:

sudo snap install hugo

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

Docker

Erlend Klakegg Bergheim graciously maintains Docker images based on images for Alpine Linux, Busybox, Debian, and Ubuntu.

docker pull klakegg/hugo

Build from source

To build Hugo from source you must:

1. Install Git
2. Install Go version 1.18 or later
3. Update your PATH environment variable as described in the Go documentation

The install directory is controlled by the GOPATH and GOBIN environment variables. If GOBIN is set, binaries are installed to that directory. If GOPATH is set, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the first directory in the GOPATH list. Otherwise, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the default GOPATH ($HOME/go or %USERPROFILE%\go).

Then build and test:

go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest
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