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How to install Kate 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Kate 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04

Kate text editor that comes as a default editor loaded with the Kubuntu environment. It is a lightweight and easy to use a text editor. You can work with multiple files simultaneously. It also can be used as a powerful IDE. It is so simple to install Kate 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 and this tutorial covers the ground on the same issue.

Installation

First, make sure you update the system repository by making use of the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Then proceed with installation of Kate using this following command 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install kate -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.

The following additional packages will be installed:

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Setting up qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libkf5plasmaquick5:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up plasma-framework (5.44.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up kate (4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-newstuff (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libvlc-bin:amd64 (3.0.2-0ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.2-1ubuntu1) ...

After installing you can access the application from the menu as shown here


You can verify the version by navigating to the Help menu

With this, the method to install Kate 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
What is the command to install kate?
A
The command to install kate is

#apt-get install kate -y
Q
How do you use kate? Tips/Tricks/Workflow
A
Kate is (only) a text editor (an awesome one) but it has a ton of options plus a number of plugins, so its hard to know all of it well.
Q
What is the direct download link to get Kate editor?
A
Please refer the link to directly download from official site "https://kate-editor.org/get-it/"
Q
Where did Kate go?
A
It is often thought that Kate is missing, as it is usually not listed in distribution repositories. In fact it is now part of a larger development package, so you must install kdesdk.
Q
How can I print out with Line Numbers using kate?
A
In the Print dialog click on the Options button, choose the Text Settings tab and tick the Print line numbers box.