
Notepad++ figures out the keywords of the program from the extension of the file, for instance, '.py' in the image. We also have to provide the filename along with the file extension.Ĭlicking the Save button, will take us back to the main Notepad++ screen, but we can see the code highlighter working. In the above Save As window, we have to navigate to the location where we need to store the file. Having made some progress in programming, if we wish to save file contents, we can do so by selecting Save option from the File tab.Ĭlicking on the Save button will lead us to the following screen. Or simply using the shortcut key, 'CTRL + N'. Under the File section, clicking on the New button, creates a new file. Similar to any code editors, Notepad++ has standard methods of creating and saving files on the system. Now that we have Notepad++ installed on Linux, let’s go over the basic usage like creating and saving files, function lists, and more.

Pressing the Notepad-plus-plus (WINE) option, will take use to the installation screen.Ĭlicking install and entering the password does the job of installing Notepad++ on the system. Using the standard “Ubuntu Software”, we can install Notepad++ without any command line hustle. (Alternate Method) GUI installation in Ubuntu Notepad++ is ready to use after the installation is complete. Now that we know Notepad++ package exists, we can install it using snap command. Finding and Installing Notepad++ using SnapĪfter Snap has been installed, we will find our Notepad++ package. Ubuntu users can install it by: sudo apt install snapd 2.

Other systems can easily install Snap by using their standard installation commands followed by snapd. Many Linux distributions have Snap enabled beforehand.

In this tutorial, we will be going over the steps to install Notepad++ snap package that uses Wine as the compatibility layer for proper functioning in Linux.
