Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.1-356

Chapter 6. Text Editors

gnome-text-editor-51.0

Introduction to gnome-text-editor

gnome-text-editor is a simple text editor that focuses on session management. It works hard to keep track of changes and state even if you quit the application. You can come back to your work even if you've never saved it to a file.

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Package Information

gnome-text-editor Dependencies

Required

AppStream-1.2.1, editorconfig-core-c-0.12.11, gtksourceview5-5.22.0, libadwaita-1.10.0, libspelling-0.4.10

Recommended

itstool-2.0.7

Installation of gnome-text-editor

Install gnome-text-editor by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..            \
      --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release &&

ninja

To test the results, run: ninja test,

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-text-editor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/help/*/gnome-text-editor

Short Descriptions

gnome-text-editor

is a text editor for GNOME