e3 software package provides A very small editor, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install e3
e3 is installed in your system.
Make ensure the e3 package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep e3 *
You will get with e3 package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Editors |
| Package | e3 |
| Version | 1:2.71-1 |
| Description | A very small editor |
| Sub Section | Editors |