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According to https://www.meteor.com/install, the proper way to install Meteor on any Linux system is to run. curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh I am not very enthusiastic about executing in bash something that was just downloaded over Internet (even over HTTPS).

Does anyone know a better way to install Meteor? Isn't it packaged somewhere as a deb or a snap?

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    I can't seem to find it in a deb or snap package. You can review the script prior to running it by downloading it directly from here if that adds to your comfort level.
    – Elder Geek
    Mar 11, 2017 at 22:18
  • Since Meteor's MIT License is compatible with Debian and Ubuntu, I suppose that means the Meteor user base --despite their flashy website-- is currently too small or too shallow to be worth packaging. It just takes one enthusiast and one afternoon to add a package to Debian/Ubuntu.
    – user535733
    Mar 12, 2017 at 0:50
  • As suggested by Elder Geek, I looked at the bash install script. For a clean install on x86_64, it basically: * Downloads meteorinstall-4168.kxcdn.com/packages-bootstrap/1.4.3.1/… * Ungzips it to a new temporary dir under $HOME * Moves the temp dir to $HOME/meteor * Removes the package that was downloaded earlier * Creates a launcher called meteor in /usr/local/bin using sudo. So nothing too surprising, but very annoying that this couldn't be a deb package
    – Arnaud Jeansen
    Mar 12, 2017 at 10:13

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You can do the download in steps

curl -o new_meteor  https://install.meteor.com/  # output to file new_meteor

bash  ./new_meteor  #  examine this file prior to executing it here

you will notice that curl command is just downloading a meteor download manager script new_meteor ... then execute new_meteor using that bash command to perform the actual install ... here is output 

bash ./download_meteor


Downloading Meteor distribution
######################################################################## 100.0%

Meteor 1.5.1 has been installed in your home directory (~/.meteor).
Writing a launcher script to /usr/local/bin/meteor for your convenience.
This may prompt for your password.

To get started fast:

  $ meteor create ~/my_cool_app
  $ cd ~/my_cool_app
  $ meteor

Or see the docs at:

  docs.meteor.com
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