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How to install Xed Editor on Linuxmint 18.03

To install Xed Editor on Linuxmint 18.03

Xed (XML text EDitor) is a simple text editor with more features than the average editor. It features support for UTF-8 to encode edited files, auto indentation, syntax highlighting, printing, and file comparison among others. Xed also contains the extensible using plugins and also with pre-installed plugins to help users edit files quicker and more easily. This tutorial explains the installation procedure of Xed editor on Linuxmint-18.03

Installation

Let's first start with updating the system repositories.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                   
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                            
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                  
Hit:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                             
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease \[107 kB\]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease \[109 kB\]            
Hit:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 216 kB in 1s (165 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Install the Xed package using the following command

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install xed
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  xed
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 400 not upgraded.
Need to get 306 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,206 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia/backport amd64 xed amd64 1.6.3+sylvia \[306 kB\]
Fetched 306 kB in 1s (162 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package xed.
(Reading database ... 220791 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../xed\_1.6.3+sylvia\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xed (1.6.3+sylvia) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up xed (1.6.3+sylvia) ...

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

Now you can access Xed editor application.

The version of xed editor.

With this, the method to install Xed editor on Linux mint 18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Text Editor Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is Xed Editor?
A
Xed (XML text EDitor) is a simple text editor with more features than your average editor. It features support for utf-8 to encode edited files, auto indentation, syntax highlighting, printing, and file comparison among others.
Q
What would be the stable ppa for it?
A
please have a reference on this"https://launchpad.net/~embrosyn/+archive/ubuntu/xapps"
Q
What command to remove xed editor?
A
Use the following command to remove xed editor
# apt-get remove xed -y
Q
where to add the repo of xed editor in Linuxmint?
A
Add the xed package into repository through ppa

# add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/xapps
Q
what are all the features of xed editor?
A
The main features of xed editor are,



Complete support for UTF-8 text

Syntax highlighting

Support for editing remote files

Search and Replace

Printing and Print Previewing Support