How to install TextAdept in Ubuntu

To install TextAdept

Run the following command to add the repository before installing the textadept.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
 The main Web Upd8 PPA maintained by: http://www.webupd8.org/
To add this PPA, simply paste this in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
Packages in this PPA: audacious, ap-hotspot, awn-applet-radio, awn-applet-wm, calise, cmus, dockbarx, dockbarx-themes-extra, dropbox-share, emerald, exaile, fbmessenger, gnome-subtitles, gnome-window-applets, grsync, grive, gthumb, launchpad-getkeys, mc, mdm (Mint Display Manager), minitunes, minitube, musique, notifyosdconfig, nautilus-columns, powertop, ppa-purge, rosa-media-player, fixed pulseaudio-equalizer, subtitleeditor, syncwall, umplayer, unity-reboot, wimlib, youtube-dl, xfce4-dockbarx-plugin, xournal, yad, yarock and others. Almost all packages are updated to their latest version.
For other (specialized) PPAs we maintain, see: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/ubuntu/webupd8
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp2nxwbyzf/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp2nxwbyzf/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 4C9D234C from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp2nxwbyzf/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 4C9D234C: public key " Launchpad webupd8"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Run the following command to update the newly added repository.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update  
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                  
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]                                       
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                                                  
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                                                 
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                                                               
Ign:6 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  InRelease       
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-desktop/ubuntu-make/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:8 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  Release
Get:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [25.6 kB]
Get:10 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  Release.gpg [481 B]
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [25.6 kB]
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [19.2 kB]
Fetched 88.5 kB in 2s (43.2 kB/s)         
Reading package lists... Done

Then install the textadept by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install textadept -y 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python3-argcomplete python3-gnupg python3-progressbar python3-yaml
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  textadept-default-cli
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  textadept
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,080 B of archives.
After this operation, 76.8 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 textadept all 8.7-1~webupd8~0 [7,080 B]
Fetched 7,080 B in 0s (12.6 kB/s)    
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package textadept.
(Reading database ... 211661 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../textadept_8.7-1~webupd8~0_all.deb ...
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textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/
textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/api
textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/tags
textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/init.lua
textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/lua_api
textadept_8.7.x86_64/modules/ansi_c/lua_tags

Open the textadept form the unity dash by searching the icon.

Now the textadept is ready to use.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove textadept -y 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python3-argcomplete python3-gnupg python3-progressbar python3-yaml
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  textadept
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
After this operation, 76.8 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 211666 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing textadept (8.7-1~webupd8~0) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...