Can we install editors such as nano?

[yutianwuldeo]

It seems like in the default environment editor vi is available for use. Would it be possible to install another editor nano, which is easier to use? Thanks very much for considering my request!

Yutian Wu

[scottyhq]

Hi @yutianwuldeo, thanks for raising this question. Unfortunately we don't have clear-cut guidelines for what to include and what not to :(

Are you using these images on the Pangeo JupyterHub or on your own infrastructure? You can always fork this repository to create customized images. I'd be curious to know how much extra space adding nano takes?

It looks like it is available from conda-forge, so you can either add it for a particular image (e.g. pangeo-notebook):
https://github.com/pangeo-data/pangeo-docker-images/blob/master/pangeo-notebook/apt.txt

Or for all images:

pangeo-docker-images/base-notebook/environment.yml

Lines 5 to 8 in 4552cca

	dependencies:
	- python=3.12
	- pangeo-notebook=2024.08.18
	- pip

[mdsumner]

about 0.5 Mb looking at the footprint on my ubuntu

actually 880K according to apt install

also vote for this, nano is a lifesaver

[scottyhq]

Nano is now in pangeo-notebook 2024.10.11 and later