Plainpad is a lightweight and minimalistic text editor that works on multiple platforms, including Linux distributions. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Plainpad on OpenSUSE Latest.
To download Plainpad, go to https://alextselegidis.com/get/plainpad/ and click on the "Download" button. You will get a ZIP file containing the Plainpad binary for Linux.
Once the ZIP file is downloaded, extract it to a suitable directory on your OpenSUSE Latest system. You can use the file explorer or the terminal to extract the ZIP file.
$ unzip PlainpadLinux.zip
In the extracted directory, you will see a file named Plainpad. This is the executable binary of Plainpad. However, you need to give it executable permissions before you can use it.
$ chmod +x Plainpad
After giving the executable permissions, you can launch Plainpad from the terminal or the file explorer. To launch it from the terminal, navigate to the directory where the Plainpad binary is located and type the following command:
$ ./Plainpad
Alternatively, you can double-click on the Plainpad binary in the file explorer to launch it.
That's it! You have successfully installed Plainpad on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use it as a lightweight text editor for your writing needs.
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