Notepad ++ supports syntax highlighting and folding.This Snap package will provide us with an easy way to have the application. They have packaging Notepad ++ together with an instance of Wine, so that it is install and use, without configuration or other steps. And that is exactly what they have done to make it available to Gnu / Linux users.

Notepad ++ has been installed for some time via Wine, and it works quite well. Although this application is not developed natively and actually runs over Wine, now we have it a single command or click away. The latest news is that Notepad ++ now is unofficially available as a Snap pack for Gnu / Linux users. This is why Linux users had to settle for the alternatives to Notepad ++. The problem with Notepad ++ is that it was exclusive to the Windows platform as the developer has repeatedly refused to develop it for Gnu / Linux. After all that time, an easy solution arrived that will allow us install and use this program on Ubuntu and other Gnu / Linux distributions. Notepad ++ lovers have long missed the availability of Notepad ++ for Gnu / Linux. In my own experience, it is a very good option for source code editing when programming from Windows. This is a free and open source editor which is the favorite of many programmers. In the next article we are going to take a look at Notepad ++.

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