Você pode fazer o download nas etapas
curl -o new_meteor https://install.meteor.com/ # output to file new_meteor
bash ./new_meteor # examine this file prior to executing it here
você notará que o comando curl está apenas baixando um script de gerenciador de download de meteoro new_meteor
... então execute new_meteor
usando o comando bash para executar a instalação real ... aqui está a saída
bash ./download_meteor
Downloading Meteor distribution
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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