How To Install Gedit 3.9.3 On Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail And Linux Mint 15 Olivia

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Gedit is the default graphical text editor for the Gnome Desktop Environment.In this article I will show you how to install Gedit 3.9.3 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Linux Mint 16 Petra and Linux Mint 15 Olivia.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Gedit 3.9.3 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint is easy. All you have to do is:

Add the needed repositories:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/staging
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing

Update the local repository index:

$ sudo apt-get update

Install Gedit 3.9.3:

$ sudo apt-get install gedit