What are the text editors in Linux

In modern society , the Linux operating system is not popular. There are few reasons for this, but the main thing is that there are very few games on this OS, and this is now a weighty argument for young people. However, most Linux fans go to it because of the work, since it is the best for this business. True, most people first encounter the presented OS after using Windows, and this fact slightly reduces the threshold of entry. Of course, you can find distributions very similar to Windows, but there will still be many more questions.

This article is intended to tell you what text editors are in the Linux operating system.

What is a text editor?

To explain what a text editor is , it is not necessary to go into the terminology and load the listener with various abstruse phrases. So we will proceed.

Text editors allow you to work with written material in a convenient and understandable graphical environment, that is, the interface. And besides, it is not necessary that the program can format the text or print it. This concept is suitable even for an ordinary notebook, which is on Windows. But of course, in our time there are programs that allow you to edit the text as soon as your heart desires.

We are now talking about programs that are used in Linux, and so you need to build on them and forget about the notebook. On Linux, there are various text editors, their list is unusually large, so all will not be listed. Let's talk only about the three most common:

• Writer;
• AbiWord;
• Gedit.

Between themselves, they are suddenly very similar and dramatically different, so now more in detail.

Writer - second Word?

Many people are afraid to switch to Linux due to the fact that they can not find there convenient and favorite programs, like on Windows. And this is true, since they are not there. But few people know that on Linux there is a huge number of analogues.

So, the Writer program from the LibreOffice office suite is called the second Word. And answering the question, what are the text editors on Linux, all point to it first.

Writer is best suited for working with text. With this program you can edit and format the written as you please. In addition, it has excellent compatibility with other similar programs, for example, Word. And this means that documents created on Writer will open in Word.

If you need a heavyweight editor with a bunch of functions, then Writer suits you perfectly. However, if you are not an editor, and you do not have a professional need to significantly edit the text, then all the functions of this program you simply do not need. A redundant interface will only be distracting. Therefore, we proceed to the next "exhibit".

AbiWord: no frills

If you need a text editor that easily opens any files of this format and at the same time does not load you with complex options and functions, AbiWord is for you. If we look for an analogy with Windows, then the nearest copy will be NotePad.

AbiWord is more likely to read documents than to edit them. Of course, this is said loudly, because there are a lot of editing methods in the functionality of the program, but still if you are writing dissertations and coursework, it's better to use Writer.

AbiWord is required when you need to open a document and save all the formatting settings in it. The program is perfectly compatible with the .doc format, which will easily open the "vordian" documents. This program perfectly checks the spelling, so if you are an editor, then this software is for you.

AbiWord works fine with such file formats:

• ABW;
• TEXT;
• AWT;
• HTML;
• DOC;
• GABW;
• RTF.

In addition, you can open ODT, SDW, and WPD using plug-ins.

Gedit: lightweight editor

Once the trend to find analogues of the presented programs has entered into fashion, then Gedit is an analogue of the usual Windows notebook. Gedit is designed to open text documents, and it handles this task in the best possible way. Of course, it will not provide you with a wide range of editing options , it will not be able to offer you a high-level work with it, but it guarantees to you the fulfillment of one non-trivial task - reading.

This program is suitable in case you do not need to work in depth with the text. If all you need is the transfer of information without various visual techniques, then Gedit can not accurately download the complexity of its interface, which means it will not be distracted by unnecessary information, which is good.

The disadvantages of this software is almost none, because it does not initially claim to be the best text editor. But the opportunity to work with the text, he still provides.

Conclusion

So we figured out what text editors are in Linux. Of course, this is not the entire list, because if you list everything, then the article would be too bulky. The main and most popular programs were mentioned. But this is exactly what is required? And everything listed above perfectly fits the definition of a text editor.

Now you can easily explain, if necessary, what kind of text editors there are on the Linux operating system, and, moreover, you can describe each of them.