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How to install Retext 7.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Retext 7.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
ReText is a simple text editor that supports Markdown and reStructuredText markup languages. It is written in Python using PyQt libraries. It supports for live preview, tabs, math formulas, export to various formats including PDF and HTML.

Installation

Update the system repository using this following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease                            
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease                                     
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease                              
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease     
Reading package lists... Done

Install Retext on terminal using this following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install retext -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  docutils-common libbrotli1 libdouble-conversion1 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 libqt5designer5 libqt5gui5 libqt5help5 libqt5network5
  libqt5positioning5 libqt5printsupport5 libqt5qml5 libqt5quick5 libqt5sensors5 libqt5sql5 libqt5sql5-sqlite libqt5svg5
  libqt5test5 libqt5webchannel5 libqt5webkit5 libqt5widgets5 libqt5xml5 libwoff1 libxcb-xinerama0 python3-docutils python3-enchant
  python3-html5lib python3-markdown python3-markups python3-pygments python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit python3-roman
  python3-sip python3-textile python3-webencodings qt5-gtk-platformtheme qttranslations5-l10n sgml-base xml-core
Suggested packages:
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update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2odt to provide /usr/bin/rst2odt (rst2odt) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2odt_prepdata-styles to provide /usr/bin/rst2odt_prepdata-styles (rst2odt_prepdata-styles) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2pseudoxml to provide /usr/bin/rst2pseudoxml (rst2pseudoxml) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2s5 to provide /usr/bin/rst2s5 (rst2s5) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2xetex to provide /usr/bin/rst2xetex (rst2xetex) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rst2xml to provide /usr/bin/rst2xml (rst2xml) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/docutils/scripts/python3/rstpep2html to provide /usr/bin/rstpep2html (rstpep2html) in auto mode
Setting up retext (7.0.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-0ubuntu2) ...

After the installation, you can access the application from the menu as follows

Retext application

Version of retext

With this, the method to install Retext 7.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Can I use synchronized scrolling in ReText?
A
Synchronized scrolling is currently only supported for Markdown. To use it, you need to enable the WebKit renderer (by checking the “Edit → Use WebKit renderer” menu item).
Q
What are Markdown
A
Markdown is a text markup language which allows you to create documents of all types (this page is written using Markdown). Some links: website, basics, syntax, and online renderer. You may
Q
How to install ReText on Linuxmint?
A
For the installation of ReText on Linuxmint, use the following link as given below "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-retext-v5-3-1-on-linuxmint-18-03/
Q
What are dependency packages will be required to use the ReText?
A
ReText requires the following packages to run:

python — version 3.2 or higher
pyqt5 — version 5.6 or higher
python-markups — version 2.0 or higher
Q
How to access the Github repository for the ReText?
A
Get the Github repository for the ReText, use the following link as given below "https://github.com/retext-project/retext/wiki/Installing-ReText"