How to install Notepad++ in Ubuntu using terminal; install Notepad++ in Ubuntu via command line. Notepadqq is similar to Notepad++ text editor. The Notepadqq editor has many exciting editing features such as syntax highlighing, support for programming languages and text formatting features. It also support search, find and replace and bookmarks function.
Install notepadqq via Snap
Notepadqq is now available as a Snap package! The same Snap package works on a lot of different distributions, and it’s really easy to install:
sudo snap install notepadqq
Snap packages can bring plenty of advantages for the end user, such as:
- getting updates faster
- having a package which is trusted and officially maintained, for any distro
- ability to choose the release type (e.g. stable, testing, or bleeding-edge releases)
- forgetting any problem with Qt and other dependencies
Install Notepadqq on Ubuntu
Run the following commands to install Notepadqq on Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and other Ubuntu Derivative Systems:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install notepadqq
Once installed, open the Notepadqq from Ubuntu Dash or Menu.
Run the following command to uninstall and remove Notepadqq:
$ sudo apt purge notepadqq
$ sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq