How to Install Savepad on Elementary OS

Savepad is a simple text editor for Linux that provides basic editing functionality for text files. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Savepad on your Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, please make sure that your system has the following:

• Elementary OS installed on your system
• An active internet connection

Installing Savepad

To install Savepad on Elementary OS, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or search for Terminal in the Applications menu.
2. Type the following command to update the package list:

sudo apt-get update

3. Once the package list is updated, type the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev

4. Next, install the Git client using the following command:

sudo apt-get install git

5. Clone the Savepad source code repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/shelltr/textpad.git

6. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the "textpad" directory using the following command:

cd textpad

7. Build the Savepad source code using the following command:

make

8. Finally, run Savepad using the following command:

./savepad

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have discussed how to install Savepad on Elementary OS. Savepad is a simple, lightweight text editor that provides basic editing functionality for text files. We hope this tutorial has helped you install Savepad on your system.

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