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Applications: Notepad Replacements in GNU/Linux and Default Applications Chooser Fixes
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HowTo Geek ☛ I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found
On Linux, I’ve never really found a true equivalent. Most default text editors feel like they’re trying to be more than they need to be. Apps like Gedit, Kate, or even more modern ones ship with toolbars, plugins, syntax modes, and features that make sense for editing files, but feel unnecessary when you want to jot something down quickly.
What I wanted was something simpler. An app that opens instantly, doesn’t ask me where I want to save a file, and doesn’t treat every line of text like the start of a weird coding project. Just a place to write and move on.
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Barry Kauler ☛ Default Applications Chooser fixes
You will find this in the Setup menu category. I mentioned it in the recent blog post:
https://bkhome.org/news/202602/a-better-fix-for-space-in-html-filename.html
This little app was originally written in 2010, by Sc0ttman, a member of the old Puppy Forum. Since then, some modifications by shinobar, rerwin and myself. Many years since anyone looked at it.
I discovered lots of issues, hopefully now fixed, and the version bumped from 0.9.2-1 to 0.9.3. This is a PET package.