为Ubuntu系统用户准备的6个免费代码编辑器

Cream

This is basically an updated version of another common text editor named – Vim. It flaunts a cool graphical interface. The installation process is very simple and straightforward. Run this command – “sudo apt-get install cream” in the terminal to get it installed in your machine. To run this application, you will need to press Alt + F2 simultaneously. “Cream” looks and feels like the Windows based text editor – ‘Notepad’.

Gedit

This is a simple and no-nonsense code editor that you can find in all machines that run on Ubuntu operating system. It offers support to UTF-8 and it comes preloaded with Ubuntu. The location of Gedit is – Application > Accessories > Text Editor.

Xemacs

This is a graphical text editor. This open source text editor is protected under the GNU Public License and it boasts off an active community and that means, no matter whatever problem you will be facing while coding, you will get instant solutions from other community members. Run this command in terminal – sudo apt-get install xemacs21 – to get this application installed on your machine.

Vim

This is a sophisticated version of Vi code editor. With this, you will be able to edit text efficiently. It is extremely useful for programming and some people even consider it as an IDE because of its flexibilities and unique set of features. Be it editing configuration files or writing emails, Vim is the best code editor out there. To install it, you need to run this command in terminal – vim filename.

Nano

This is probably the most sophisticated code editor available for Ubuntu users.  It comes loaded with the following features – syntax highlighting, external modification, showing warnings for un-writable files, customizable key bindings, full line display and more.

Bluefish

This is another powerful text editor available for Ubuntu users. This is an open source project and comes with extensive set of features that have made it immensely popular among programmers. It is lightweight, fast loading and with it, you will be able to open and edit multiple documents. Its search and replace option is very powerful. It is compatible with Perl regular expressions. It can be integrated easily with the following programs like javac, tidy, xmllint, lint etc.