How to Install the Gedit Project Manager Plugin for Ubuntu

Gedit is the default text editor for the Ubuntu Linux operating system. If you want to add functionality to Gedit, there are plugins available. Some plugins, such as Change Case and Document Statistics, are automatically installed with the text editor. Others, such as the Project Manager plugin, are third-party add-ons and are installed separately. The Project Manager plugin groups text files together into a single project.

Instructions

1. Download the Project Manager files from the Sourceforge website.

2. Right-click on the desktop and click the "Terminal" option to open the terminal window.

3. Type the command "mkdir "~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins/" to create the directory that will contain the plugin files.

4. Type the command "cp gedit-project-manager-<version>.tar.gz ~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins/" to copy the downloaded file to the plugins directory. Replace "<version>" with the current version number of the Project Manager software.

5. Type the command "cd ~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins/" to move into the plugins directory.

6. Type the command "tar -xvzf gedit-project-manager-<version>.tar.gz" to extract the Project Manager files. Replace "<version>" with the current version number of the Project Manager software.

7. Type the command "rm gedit-project-manager-<version>.tar.gz" to remove the archive file from the plugins directory. Replace "<version>" with the current version number of the Project Manager software.

8. Type the command "gedit" to open the Gedit text editor.

9. Click on the "Preferences" option under the "Edit" menu.

10. Click on the "Plugins" tab in the "Preferences" window.

11. Click the check box next the "Project Manager" option to activate the plugin.

References

• Gnome Live: Gedit - Plugins
• Die: Tar(1) - Linux Man Page
• Die: Mkdir(2) - Linux Man Page

Resources

• Ubuntu
• Gedit