Ubuntu 20.04 - install Notepad++

In this short article we would like to show how to install Notepad++ on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux.

Quick solution (run following command):

sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus

Note: after above command is executed, we can use Notepad++.

Installation details

Notepad++ is not available as Linux port, but it is possible to run it with wine tool. wine tool let's user to run Windows applications under Linux. In the past it was necessary to make wine configuration for each Windows program by self - now some of them are automated (Notepad++ is in the group of the programs).

Instalation steps:

1. open terminal,
2. install Notepad++ with following command:

   sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus

3. open just installed Notepad++ from application menu.

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