Savepad is a simple text editor designed for Unix-like systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Savepad on the latest version of Ubuntu Server.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Savepad requires the ncurses library to function. Use the following command to install it:
sudo apt install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
Go to your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Savepad. Then clone the Savepad repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/shelltr/textpad.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the newly-created textpad directory:
cd textpad
Next, run the make command to build Savepad:
make
This command will compile the source code and create an executable file named textpad.
Once the build process is complete, you can install Savepad using the following command:
sudo make install
This command will copy the textpad executable to the /usr/local/bin directory, making it available system-wide.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Savepad on your Ubuntu Server instance. You can now use Savepad to edit text files and perform other text processing tasks. To launch Savepad, simply open a terminal and type textpad.
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