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How to install Xed Editor on Linuxmint 18.03

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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
mint_menu

Now you can access Xed editor application.
xed_editor

The version of xed editor.
version

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

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

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

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 command to remove xed editor?

A

Use the following command to remove xed editor
# apt-get remove xed -y

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 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.

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