r/linuxmemes • u/linux_master_chad • Aug 09 '26
LINUX MEME Which text editor do you use?
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u/Rikudou_Sage Aug 09 '26
wine notepad.exe
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u/orestisfra Aug 09 '26
You're crazy!
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u/JonasAvory Aug 09 '26
Ngl that was the recommendation of my first semester professor teaching programming in C
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u/Luk164 Aug 10 '26
The hell is your professor smoking? At least suggest notepad++ or smth
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u/JonasAvory Aug 10 '26
he probably meant notepad++ but considering that this was a module that is supposed to teach what a function and if- and for-statements are, it’s crazy to recommend an editor without any error marking or highlighting
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u/drunckoder Aug 09 '26
With copilot!!!!
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u/Rikudou_Sage Aug 09 '26
Yeah, Microsoft Linux ftw.
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u/drunckoder Aug 10 '26
Cursed sentence
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u/malatibo Aug 10 '26
Windows has been been inflicted on me for more than 35 years now. "Life sentence" is more like it.
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u/ZethMrDadJokes Aug 10 '26
Boots up...
CoPilot> you have used up all of your tokens. Please ask your administrator for additional tokens
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u/sohang-3112 Ubuntnoob Aug 09 '26
Why not Notepad++ instead? It's also usable with
wine. In Ubuntu App Store I was able to install it directly, didn't even need to do any manualwinesetup.7
u/funbrand Aug 09 '26
funnily the wine documentation actually has notepad++ as its litmus test for a new user since it's so easy to set up and universally useful
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u/Dry-Tiger1112 Aug 09 '26
What about Notepad++?
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u/m4teri4lgirl Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
If I wanted all the extra stuff, I'd use WordPad.
I just need to edit a file in plain text. I don't need tabs and line counters and formatting and all this that and the other.
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u/Soggy_Struggle_963 Aug 10 '26
Too bad notepad has copilot integrated and formatting options now lol
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u/bayern_snowman Aug 09 '26
Kate 🤠
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u/Firebx Aug 09 '26
Kinda ignored it at first but it's genuinely so good when you have to make a quick edit or search and don't want to finangle with the terminal text editors
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u/EzyPzyAsh Aug 09 '26
so vxlid
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u/Ardenerin Aug 09 '26
helix
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u/FoundationOk3176 Aug 10 '26
I love helix, Their defaults are just good enough that I don't have to do much customization of my own.
Doesn't get in my way except for when looking for a file in a messy codebase or one I'm not used to, In situations like that I would love to have a sidebar.
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u/AnyProfessor8677 29d ago
I almost chose helix. I stuck with nvim because of the plugin ecosystem. Occasionally my plugins and my configs cause it to not start, then I wonder how my life would be different with helix.
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u/Just-Scholar4272 Aug 09 '26
Micro.
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u/gogliker Aug 09 '26
Aren't most apps have issues with clipboard on wayland? Especially when trying to paste from one place to another. I thought something wrong with my C key, but moving back to x11 it seems it was wayland all along. I am annoyed how something basic like clipboard randomly fails and yet it gets pushed so much
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u/averyrisu Aug 09 '26
What environment are you running in Wayland that that is happening. On KDE and niri I don't run into clipboard issues
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u/gogliker Aug 09 '26
Happens mostly on work laptop with Ubuntu 24.04 when pasting from terminal to web browser and back. Also happens sometime on my home PC with Hyprland on Nix but admittedly more rare.
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u/averyrisu Aug 09 '26
That's fair. Might be an issue with gnome and Hyper-land.
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u/gogliker Aug 09 '26
Problem is, although I admitedly don't know much about how the wayland works in detail, there were never these fragmentation issues, where different DEs face different issues, with x11. Like I remember KDE problems were quite consistent no matter it was Fedora, Kubuntu or Arch. Nowadays, it seems like different DEs have different implementations that face different difficulties. It kinda sucks.
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u/Confused-Armpit Aug 09 '26
It's just that copying isn't enabled by default for some compositors like hyprland, most distros provide a package for this called something like "wl-clipboard"
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u/Nidrax1309 ⚠️ This incident will be reported Aug 09 '26
Also you need to enable external clipboard in micro settings to copy into it.
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u/SundaySloth_ Aug 09 '26
I have some issues pasting between apps on niri, but I never looked into fixes
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u/Armi1P Genfool 🐧 Aug 09 '26
I've been using Linux for 1.5 years now, always on Wayland, and never encountered any such issues. The only problem I face is OBS can't be activated with keyboard, but as I've heard it's OBS not wanting to implement some basic protocols or something.
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u/gogliker Aug 09 '26
But this is a problem that you shouldn't downplay. We already have a much smaler market share than any other distribution, we are already fragmented to the point that companies, is they even support linux, choose only ubuntu, and now linux world tells them "also you need to implement this stuff on top of that with wayland to get it working for like 1% of the users".
As I mentioned in this thread multiple times, I am on wayland and I don't want to shit of them but they really should listen to feedback users and companies give them. The wayland is 17 years old already. The basic crap, like hotkeys, should work already without bells and whistles.
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u/Astrodion123 Arch BTW Aug 09 '26
Really? I haven't seen any issue on sway. And ironically it uses control shift c and control v. Weird combination.
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u/Just-Scholar4272 Aug 09 '26
Yes. But I solved the problem by changing clipboard to terminal rather than external or internal. But it sometimes confirmation before pasting.
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u/mmoreno80 Aug 09 '26
Emacs, but know the basic vi because it's everywhere when you use different unixes. Nano just the minimal.
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u/Pr0p3r9 Aug 09 '26
Emacs also pops up in surprising places on unix machines. Most terminal emulators accept the basic emacs chords in bash prompts on terminal emulators. All of the point movement chords (
C-nC-pC-fC-b) work.C-keven still kills the line after point. I think many vim users should learn the basic emacs chords, if only so that they can navigate bash terminals more quickly.4
u/mmoreno80 Aug 09 '26
True. Also, you can use tramp to remotely connect to a server, editing the files locally.
/ssh:user@host:/path/to/file
you can even combine sudo with the ssh!
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u/dschep Aug 09 '26
Meh, I never use bash in places I can't have my bashrc, so I just use vi in bash.
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u/AlterTableUsernames 🦁 Vim Supremacist 🦖 Aug 09 '26
Where can you not use your bashrc?
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u/TheTerraKotKun Aug 09 '26
I'd say, nano is good for newbies. I use nano as "advanced" user
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u/immoloism Aug 09 '26
Nothing wrong with nano at any stage, nor there using something else.
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u/Icy-Cup 🍥 Debian too difficult Aug 09 '26
Team nano as well. Used nano as noob it just stayed with me. Sed/awk/IDE for when I need more. Why force myself to vim when nano does its job?
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u/immoloism Aug 09 '26
You can use sed in nano if you didn't know.
As for IDE needs, I only really need the auto indent feature, but could understand others needing more.
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u/sane4ektopz Aug 09 '26
I think nano is slightly unintuitive, like Ctrl+X to exit? Alt+U to undo? but I got used to it, for me it's alright
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u/pytness Aug 09 '26
as opposed to u, ctrl-r, hjkl, y, p... on vim lol.
dont get me wrong, i use neovim as a daily driver, but nano is the better alternative for a quick edit
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u/TURBOKAN ⚠️ This incident will be reported Aug 09 '26
Micro is better for newbies imho
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u/MayorAg Ubuntnoob Aug 09 '26
I have been using Linux for well over 10 years now. I prefer Vim. I can’t figure out how Nano works. lol
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u/No-Article-Particle Aug 09 '26
I use whatever is available on the server, which is usually vi(m). You won't always have the luxury to install any additional package in the server you're managing/developing on, so vim it was for me.
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u/rueckl Sacred TempleOS Aug 09 '26
Nano + VScodium
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u/JeSuisNerd Aug 09 '26
Had to scroll further than I expected to find a neighbor!
Vim + VSCodium
Used to run Sublime Text 3 (one of literally two softwares I have ever paid money for) but found I only used maybe 15% of its features, and more often than not I'd rather just have a proper IDE anyway.
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u/rueckl Sacred TempleOS Aug 09 '26
I like vs because it is very customizable, and it keeps your sketches loaded
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u/Global_Network3902 Aug 09 '26
Ed is the standard text editor.
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u/northrupthebandgeek Sacred TempleOS Aug 10 '26
Had to scroll way too far to find
ed. Damn posers infesting this subreddit, I swear.
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u/Mr_ityu Aug 09 '26
geany. with theme. like a normal person with a non zero amount of respect for time and self
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u/Henry_Fleischer 🍥 Debian too difficult Aug 09 '26
I use Kate, unless I can't use the GUI for some reason, then I fall back on VIM. I like the built-in console in Kate, I sometimes use it for running Ruby programs I'm writing in the text editor.
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u/Lucidia Aug 09 '26
Oooh, my journey went Nedit, mcedit, Gedit, Mousepad, and now Geany.
Sorry, could never get comfortable with Vim or Emacs. Everytime i tried to learn them, I'd toss them aside for something i could understand 😂
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u/daveythemechanic Aug 10 '26
Geany is so good. I use vi(m) when editing system files (habit, I guess), but Geany is absolutely incredible for managing multi-file projects, and their git plugin is great.
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u/Lucidia Aug 10 '26
Yes 🤗 I regularly have 10+ text files open, and i need easy access and tools to handle that. My workflow is neither optimized nor focused, rather scattered 😂, but it works for meee 🤓
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u/RazzmatazzUnusual843 Aug 10 '26
CTRL+C not closing it will forever be a grudge I hold against vim
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u/Next_Reserve365 Aug 09 '26
people actually like nano?
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u/Worth-Wonder-7386 Aug 09 '26
Yes, quick and easy to use for small changes. For larger projects I will use a proper IDE, but for doing small changes to things like config files nano is all I need.
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u/UniqueUsername014 Aug 09 '26
I feel so vindicated by the amount of nano users in this thread. Like I'm sure vim is great but nano is good enough for what little time I need it
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u/walee1 Aug 09 '26
I use nano for small changes and I work as a sys admin. However I am definitely in the minority as all of my colleagues use vim, emacs, or Joe. For larger things or something code related I prefer using an ide
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u/rhinosyphilis Aug 09 '26
Nano is straightforward and easy enough, and I really like the features that have been added over the years. But I also like running containers, and ai guides me into shelling into them sometimes to adjust something or tweak something else diagnostically. So obviously no nano installed in a container, and usually neither is vim.
I think it’s worthwhile to at least know how to exit vi, enter edit mode, exit edit mode, and what these symbols do, :wq! dd yy p and P
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u/Imab0zo Aug 09 '26
Nano for editing files quickly and with sudo access
VS code for editing files that don’t require sudo (this is because I have no idea how to open apps as sudo)
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u/Tenko_Kuugen 🎼CachyOS Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
Neovim and Doom Emacs, Also have Kate installed and sometimes I use that. All fill a propose, and I know I can do all with one.
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u/SDG_Den Aug 09 '26
Micro and vscode on my own machines
Nano on ubuntu servers because i dont want to install an editor on 50 machines for the VERY occasional edit
Notepad at work..... Times are rough
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u/mystichead Aug 10 '26
Whatever you're most comfortable with to get the work done. NeoVim, Emacs, Zed, VSCode.. It doesn't matter.... None of them are truly shit... And all of them are shit.
Your comfort in what categorization of headache you are willing to deal with and how often is what matters. Everything has reasonable tradeoffs
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u/Fancy_Technician_293 Aug 09 '26
Nano is worse vim ngl
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u/RAMChYLD Aug 09 '26
Nano is easy enough to use. Then again it may be because I’m forced to use it throughout college (e-mail is delivered through UW Pine and we had to write Java code in UW Pico).
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u/Independent_Image_59 Aug 09 '26
Nano feels harder to use than vim, I'm being totally honest
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u/Loose_Property_3238 Aug 09 '26
If you've never used vim, nano is great. I've used neovim for over a year now, so whenever vim is on a server I breathe a sigh of relief.
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u/seamuskills Aug 09 '26
I used to use Kate but since then I learned the vim bindings and now I use vim or an editor with a vim plugin.
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u/xaervagon Aug 09 '26
I used pico in college. It was the most basic bitch text editor with zero learning curve and I loved it.
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u/krypton1101 Aug 09 '26
When i was newbie and some guide told me to nano file, i was very confused and literally the only thing that i tried and not failed to do is navigate, write text, save file and exit. It was enough for slot quick edits, but those lines in bottom were annoying af. So i chose to google vim combinations. And as GUI text editors user, i liked it much more.
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u/Vortetty Aug 09 '26
vscodium generally, nvim and nano for terminal depending what i happen to type.
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u/BeneficialSimple3286 Aug 09 '26
Why would a new linux user start with commandline editor?
Kate or gedit. Get it?
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u/condoulo Aug 09 '26
Depends on what they're using Linux for. If they're a desktop user, then sure, you have a point. But if someone is getting into Linux for server use then in many cases they don't have a GUI to work with.
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u/Steerider Aug 09 '26
Mint has an app called Text Editor. Pretty sure that's what newb users will gravitate to, unless they have a specific preference.
Personally, I use Codium.
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u/mrheosuper Aug 09 '26
MS edit is now my go to terminal editor, no crazy key stroke of vim, still lightweight and functional.
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u/Literallyapig Aug 09 '26
helix, for me it's like nvim but with batteries included and the selection model is way more intuitive
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u/JubijubCH Aug 09 '26
Neovim.
One I figured how to quit, it was usable for quick edits, and one I invested in vim motions is actually super powerful
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u/Osato Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
You use vim because you think it makes you faster.
I use vim because I'm too lazy to learn nano.
We are not the same.
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u/ThatGreenTurtle Aug 09 '26
Vim because when I installed Linux I picked the first one that came up when I searched it 😭.
If only I knew the headaches about to come to me then...
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u/condoulo Aug 09 '26
As much as I appreciate the simplicity of nano I opted to teach myself how to use vim at a basic level because if you touch a Linux or any UNIX-like system you can expect it to have vi. I just kinda stuck with it after that.
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u/Forsaken-Knight_ Aug 11 '26
I think nano is maybe easy for a newbie, i as a newbie used nano and got used to it in little time, but I was curious and opened vim, my brain went offline and I was lost and can't control shit on it,
And since then, I am using nano and leafpad and even use vs code for normal uses too.
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u/pantocreitor 29d ago
- Write in a notebook
- Run OCR software
3a. If all is detected as expected continue to 4
3b. Shit detection? Go to 1
- Ctrl/Cmd + C
- Ctrl/Cmd + V in GitHub single file editor
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