5 best Text Editors for Ubuntu 14.10/14.04/12.04. How To Install Sublime Text Editor, Atom Text Editor, Brackets Text Editor, Bluefish Text Editor and Notepad Text Editor on Ubuntu Systems – Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Derivatives
1. Atom Text Editor
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Atom
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install atom
Uninstall and Remove Atom Text Editor
Run the following commands to uninstall and remove Atom Text Editor from Ubuntu systems:
sudo apt-get remove atom
2. Sublime Text Editor
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Sublime Text 3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer
Uninstall and Remove Sublime Text Editor
Run the following commands to un-install and remove Sublime Text Editor from Ubuntu systems:
sudo apt-get remove sublime-text-installer
3. Bluefish Text Editor
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Instructions for systems using GTK+3 based desktop environments:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:klaus-vormweg/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bluefish
Instructions for systems using non-GTK+3 (Qt or GTK2) based desktop environments:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:klaus-vormweg/bluefish-gtk2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bluefish
Uninstall and Remove Bluefish Text Editor
Run the following commands to un-install and remove Bluefish Text Editor from Ubuntu systems:
sudo apt-get remove bluefish
4. Notepadqq Text Editor
You can install Notepadqq for Ubuntu and Ubuntu based Linux derivatives such as Linux Mint, Elementary OS, PinguyOS. Follow the steps given below to install Notepadqq via PPA. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install notepadqq
Uninstall and Remove Notepadqq Text Editor
If you want to un-install or remove Notepadqq, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get remove notepadqq
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq
5. Brackets Text Editor
How To Install Brackets Editor on Ubuntu 14.10 & Ubuntu 14.04. Brackets is a free and open source text/code editor for web designers by Adobe.
Install Brackets via webupd8 PPA
Add the webupd8 team ppa with the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brackets
Install Brackets via .deb Package from Github
Open Terminal and run the following commands to download and install brackets .deb Package from Github:
For 32 bit:
wget https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/release-0.44/Brackets.Release.0.44.32-bit.deb
sudo dpkg -i Brackets.Release.0.44.32-bit.deb
For 64 bit:
wget https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/release-0.44/Brackets.Release.0.44.64-bit.deb
sudo dpkg -i Brackets.Release.0.44.64-bit.deb
Once installed, you can launch Brackets Editor:
In Ubuntu 14.04: From unity dash by typing “Brackets.”
In Linux Mint 17: Go to Menu > Programming > Brackets.
Uninstall and Remove Brackets
Run the following commands to un-install and remove Brackets Editor from Ubuntu systems:
sudo apt-get remove brackets
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:webupd8team/brackets