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gedit - update instruction for Linux Mint 17
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HOWTO: Update gedit to v. 3.x in Linux Mint

Introduction

In default setup, Linux Mint installs gedit in version 2.x. In order to use more recent version of this editor (for example for Markdown support), you can follow the instruction below.

Tested environment

Linux Mint 17.3

Update procedure for Linux Mint 17

sudo apt-get purge gedit
sudo apt-get purge gedit-common
sudo apt-get install gedit-common/trusty
sudo apt-get install gedit/trusty

Result: gedit 3.10.4 installed.

piotr@mint ~ $ dpkg -s gedit | grep Version
Version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4

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hzambran commented May 1, 2020 •
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Thank you so much !

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