Installing Hugo If you’re running Debian or Ubuntu, you can just install the hugo package with apt. Check the link to determine exactly which version this will install - it varies based on Sass/SCSS support. I’ll be installing from source, which requires Go version 1.11+. To install, it’s as simple as cloning the repository and installing it via Go. git clone https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo.git cd hugo go install –tags extended Creating a Site To create a new site, use the command hugo new site <name>.