Install jEdit on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) - Step by step guide ?

jEdit is not only a text editor but also a fully-featured development environment for Java programmers. It works flawlessly on most Linux distributions.

Here at LinuxAPT, we shall look into how to install, verify, launch, and uninstall jedit on Ubuntu Linux system.

Steps to install jEdit Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) system

1. Perform System Update

To begin, run the below command to update your system:

$ sudo apt update

2. Install jEdit Editor on your system

You can now install jEdit with the below command:

$ sudo apt install jEdit

3. Verify jEdit Installation

You can find out the version number of jEdit by running the below command:

$ jedit -version

This will confirm the latest version of the jEdit development environment

4. Launch jEdit Development Environment

You will need to run the following command to launch jEdit in the terminal:

$ jedit

How to Uninstall jEdit Editor From Ubuntu 22.04 ?

Now you can run the below command to remove the jEdit from the Ubuntu system:

$ sudo apt remove jedit

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