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Hello everyone,
I'm new to linix and specifically Ubuntu, and I was wondering what is the command for the text editor on ubuntu?
--Arthur.
I'm new to linix and specifically Ubuntu, and I was wondering what is the command for the text editor on ubuntu?
--Arthur.
Depends on which text editors you have installed,
will launch the default text editor
If you have GNOME, you'll likely have gedit text editor, if you have KDE kate
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If you have GNOME, you'll likely have gedit text editor, if you have KDE kate
What Bazzy wants to express is, that there are lots of different Text editing tools. If you want to get an overview just start your package managing utility. If you are using KDE it would be Aptitude by default. If you are using Gnome it should be Synaptic.
There you could do a search for "text editor". I prefer to edit my documents on the command line with emacs or jed. There would although be vi, but i hate it. Just use the package manager to install some try them for a while and if you don't like them uninstall them. You could do the same with the different IDEs, install them to take a look and remove the ones you don't like. With the package managing system finding, downloading, installing and removing software is fast and easy.
There you could do a search for "text editor". I prefer to edit my documents on the command line with emacs or jed. There would although be vi, but i hate it. Just use the package manager to install some try them for a while and if you don't like them uninstall them. You could do the same with the different IDEs, install them to take a look and remove the ones you don't like. With the package managing system finding, downloading, installing and removing software is fast and easy.
If you're using GNOME on Ubuntu, you'll probably use gedit. I personally love gedit; it has just enough features to be really useful but doesn't have "too many" features (this is actually possible; when a program has features that it doesn't need or it has so many features that it's impossible for them all to be implemented properly or well (like my mobile phone)). If you're using KDE, you'll probably use Kate.
Saying that, there are lots of different editors, and you can use Kate on GNOME or gedit on KDE if you have both GNOME and KDE installed. Then there are console editors, like emacs, joe, vi[m] or GNU nano (I use nano on the command-line; it's very easy to use and I like the way it handles lines longer than 80 characters). You could even use ed if you felt particularly brave.
Another text editor I like is called jEdit; it supports a lot of languages and it's by far the most customisable editor I've used to date. I don't use it very often because I love gedit so much, but it is a good editor.
I think Notepad++ also deserves a mention since it's very popular and also very customisable (although, not to nearly the same extent as jEdit) and has support for many languages. Personally, I think the GUI is very clumsy, but since the Windows port of gedit is pretty awful, I use Notepad++.
Saying that, there are lots of different editors, and you can use Kate on GNOME or gedit on KDE if you have both GNOME and KDE installed. Then there are console editors, like emacs, joe, vi[m] or GNU nano (I use nano on the command-line; it's very easy to use and I like the way it handles lines longer than 80 characters). You could even use ed if you felt particularly brave.
Another text editor I like is called jEdit; it supports a lot of languages and it's by far the most customisable editor I've used to date. I don't use it very often because I love gedit so much, but it is a good editor.
I think Notepad++ also deserves a mention since it's very popular and also very customisable (although, not to nearly the same extent as jEdit) and has support for many languages. Personally, I think the GUI is very clumsy, but since the Windows port of gedit is pretty awful, I use Notepad++.
Use VIM. (im asuming you want to do some c++ coding on ubuntu is why i bring up vim and g++)
first
sudo apt-get install g++
then
sudo apt-get install vim
if you dont like VI theres also kate/scite
sudo apt-get install kate
sudo apt-get install scite
to launch a program in ubuntu from terminal its usually as simple as typing vim filename.cpp
presto, vim created a new file and opend it for you :)
first
sudo apt-get install g++
then
sudo apt-get install vim
if you dont like VI theres also kate/scite
sudo apt-get install kate
sudo apt-get install scite
to launch a program in ubuntu from terminal its usually as simple as typing vim filename.cpp
presto, vim created a new file and opend it for you :)
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What if someone doesn't use apt, or even use Debian packages?
I personally liked vi somewhat. :)
-Albatross
I personally liked vi somewhat. :)
-Albatross
Heh. I've tried VI a few times, but could never get the hang of it. LOL. But I can see how VI would be a very fast, efficient and powerful editor for someone who can get the hang of it.
As for if someone isn't using apt or debian packages, the OP said he was using Ubuntu, which uses apt/debian, so IMHO, Drol was right to mention those particular commands.
But in the interest of fairness, it's easy to convert those command to Fedora/Redhat. Just replace apt-get with yum. lol.
As for if someone isn't using apt or debian packages, the OP said he was using Ubuntu, which uses apt/debian, so IMHO, Drol was right to mention those particular commands.
But in the interest of fairness, it's easy to convert those command to Fedora/Redhat. Just replace apt-get with yum. lol.
When I first started on Linux I found the overwhelming amount of command-line interfacing to be a bit daunting (coming from the GUI world of Windows). A friend introduced me to scite, which was a very nice transition for me. I still prefer it to this day as my default text editor.
I never liked vi, vim or emacs.
sudo apt-get install scite
...ftw.
I never liked vi, vim or emacs.
sudo apt-get install scite
...ftw.
You can type "nano", or "pico". That will work in probably all flavors of Linux or Unix.
But for editing c++ code, I very much like the one that comes with CodeBlocks IDE.
But for editing c++ code, I very much like the one that comes with CodeBlocks IDE.
If you are ok writing your own makefiles, geany is a very simple and powerful editor. Ive used it for many years with PHP and now starting to use it with C++, and I love it!
http://geany.org
http://geany.org
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