So, this is how you can install and use Notepadd+ in Linux systems. However, you can check for snap updates using the below command – this would check and update all of your snap applications automatically. As snapd aka snap daemon checks for updates 4 times a day. If there is a new version of Notepad++ and you have installed as snap, it would automatically be updated. sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus Updating Notepad++ as snap Note: You should do a reboot after completion of the above command to make snap installed properly in Fedora.Īnd followed by the below command to install notepad++. In Fedora, first, enable snap by running below command in terminal: sudo dnf install snapd

Once installed, search it from the application menu and run. If not, run below command first to install snap in your system: sudo apt install snapdĪfter installation, run below command from the terminal to install Notepad++. If you are running the latest Ubuntu, Linux Mint snap should be installed already. How to Install Notepad++ in Ubuntu, Linux Mint based systems It is available as a snap executable that you can directly install and run. If you are a Linux user, you are not left out. You can use Notepad++ as a simple text editor as well for quickly taking notes, comparing data, displaying data, and various use cases. That means it will not be heavy for your system. That’s all, above window confirms that we have successfully installed Notepadqq ( Notepad++ like editor) on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 system.It is very user friendly, supports multiple programming languages (syntax highlighting, etc), and has a very low memory footprint. We will get following screen, by default we will get blank page of notepadqq but in my case I have copied the content of one of my Ansible playbook, To launch notepadqq, head to Activity and search notepadqq as shown below, Once the installation is completed, close the Ubuntu Software Center app. Installing Notepadqq via GUI (Ubuntu Software Center)Īccess Ubuntu Software Center app and search notepadqq,Ĭlick on notepadqq icon, we will get the following screenĬlick on Install, it will prompt you to enter your user password, type the password and the click on Authenticate.

So it’s installation is straight forward, open the terminal and run following apt command, $ sudo apt update$ sudo apt install notepadqq -y

Notepadqq is available in the default package repositories of Ubuntu 22.04 & 20.04.

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