How to Install gedit software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install gedit software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

gedit software package provides official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gedit 

gedit is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gedit package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gedit *

You will get with gedit package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gedit package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section GNOME
Package gedit
Version 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
Description official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment
Sub Section GNOME


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gedit software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?