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How to install ReText V5.3.1 on linuxmint-18.03

To install ReText V5.3.1 on linuxmint-18.03
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.

Installation

Update the system repository using wget command

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                              
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                       
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                    
Hit:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                             
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB] 
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages [511 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages [795 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages [728 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Translation-en [329 kB]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages [452 kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main Translation-en [219 kB]                   
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [636 kB]                 
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 Packages [355 kB]               
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [581 kB]                  
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe Translation-en [256 kB]                 
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe i386 Packages [303 kB]                
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [7,400 B]              
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 Packages [7,084 B]               
Get:23 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe Translation-en [132 kB]               
Fetched 5,634 kB in 9s (623 kB/s)                                                                       
Reading package lists... Done

Install the retext editor application using the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install retext -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done

The following NEW packages will be installed:

  retext
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 353 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/83.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 399 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package retext.
(Reading database ... 221824 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../retext_5.3.1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking retext (5.3.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up retext (5.3.1-1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Retext editor application is shown here.

The version of retext editor application can be seen in Help Menu.

With this, the method to install ReText V5.3.1 on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
basic requirements for this tool
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
For which platforms is ReText available?
A
ReText is officially supported only on Linux.
Q
Can I use synchronized scrolling?
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
is there same procedure to install it in Ubuntu
A
follow this link : " https://www.linuxhelpbkp.revyy.com/how-to-install-retext-7-0-1-on-ubuntu-18-04/ "