Notepad++

[zunebuggy]

I am trying to install Notepad++ using Wine. I have tried downloading the zip, the exe and the 7z file. When I try to install with wine, I get the following (I'm a total noob to ubuntu):

[/home/joe/.cache/.fr-8naaJy/unicode/notepad++.exe]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /home/joe/.cache/.fr-8naaJy/unicode/notepad++.exe or
/home/joe/.cache/.fr-8naaJy/unicode/notepad++.exe.zip, and cannot find /home/joe/.cache/.fr-8naaJy/unicode/notepad++.exe.ZIP, period.

[vinutux]

Y Notepad ++ Gedit is enough and more native.......

Check wineDB http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=13036&iTestingId=32680

[DoktorSeven]

Installing and running it worked absolutely perfectly for me. Download the *executable* version of N++ (npp.5.5.1.Installer.exe), place it in a known directory (in your home directory) and open a terminal (gnome-terminal for Ubuntu, konsole for Kubuntu, not sure what other variants use, just look for some sort of terminal program).

If you have it in the base of your home directory you should be fine, otherwise type cd followed by a space then the path where you saved the file.

Then simply type
wine npp.5.5.1.Installer.exe

The installer should start, you can go through it as usual, and it'll exit and optionally launch notepad++, and a shortcut should be added to your menu under Wine to it. (If not, the "fake" Windows C drive is in ~/.wine/drive_c/ and the program is usually under Program Files/Notepad++ unless you changed it on install; you can just run the executable using Wine as you did with the installer.)

[michaelzap]

I really like Notepad++...on Windows. On Linux I usually use either Gedit or Geany. There are tons of other options also, such as Bluefish, Scite, etc. If you haven't tried native Linux text editors yet, you probably should give them a try. If you have and just decided that you prefer Notepad++, well then more power to you.

[beastrace91]

One feature I really love about NP++ is the "clone to another view" tab feature - where is I can be viewing two different sections of the same file in a split screen mode. GEdit lacks this feature - anyone know if there is another Linux text editor that has it?

Also NP++ is open source right? I wonder why there isn't a Linux port yet... :O

~Jeff

[alex.rayu]

I fond linux to be quite rich for the editors like gedit, geany, bluefish, aptana, komodo edit, scream, now redcar editor coming out. To use the wine yoga just so you could tab copy...

[zunebuggy]

Thanks everyone. I got it to work with: wine npp.5.5.1.Installer.exe

I was using the top menu and selecting Applications > Wine > Browse... and getting that error.

[vinutux]

ok...plz....mark thread SOLVED

[michaelzap]

One feature I really love about NP++ is the "clone to another view" tab feature - where is I can be viewing two different sections of the same file in a split screen mode. GEdit lacks this feature - anyone know if there is another Linux text editor that has it?

Something like this?
http://eldapo.lembobrothers.com/2008/07/16/gedit-plugins-split-screen/

[beastrace91]

Something like this?
http://eldapo.lembobrothers.com/2008/07/16/gedit-plugins-split-screen/

Not exactly but close enough! Hehehe thank you :)

~Jeff

[alex.rayu]

Here's my last say.

http://striderlance.com/repository/fun/spoil-wine-sm.jpg

[vinutux]

Here's my last say.

http://striderlance.com/repository/fun/spoil-wine-sm.jpg

wow....thatz cool....:D

[RezaRM]

And Why not GVIM?!