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harry@biker:~
$ apt search mediaplayer
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
gecko-mediaplayer/stable,now 1.0.9-2 i386 [installed]
Multimedia plug-in for Gecko browsers
gnome-mplayer/stable,now 1.0.9-3 i386 [installed]
GTK+ interface for MPlayer
gnome-mplayer-dbg/stable 1.0.9-3 i386
GTK+ interface for MPlayer (debugging symbols)
libgmlib-dev/stable 1.0.9-1 i386
gnome-mplayer library (development files)
libgmlib1/stable,now 1.0.9-1 i386 [installed,automatic]
gnome-mplayer library (shared library)
libgmlib1-dbg/stable 1.0.9-1 i386
gnome-mplayer library (debugging symbols)
libkmediaplayer4/stable 4:4.14.2-5 i386
KMediaPlayer Interface for the KDE Platform
harry@biker:~
$ apt search text editor
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
actionaz/stable 3.8.0-1 i386
emulate human activity through a powerful GUI and JavaScript
alpine-pico/stable 2.11+dfsg1-3 i386
Simple text editor from Alpine, a text-based email client
aoeui/stable 1.6~dfsg-2 i386
lightweight, unobtrusive, Dvorak-optimized text editor
aseprite/stable 1.0.5+ds-2 i386
sprite and pixel art editor
aspell-da/stable 1.6.36-5 all
The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) - aspell
axe/stable 6.1.2-16.2 i386
Text editor for X
beav/stable 1:1.40-18 i386
binary editor and viewer
bibledit-gtk/stable 4.6-1 i386
Bible translation tool
bless/stable 0.6.0-4 all
A full featured hexadecimal editor
blosxom/stable 2.1.2-1 all
light, feature-packed weblog app with plugin extensibility
bluefish/stable 2.2.6-2 i386
advanced Gtk+ text editor for web and software development
bluefish-data/stable 2.2.6-2 all
advanced Gtk+ text editor (data)
bluefish-dbg/stable 2.2.6-2 i386
advanced Gtk+ text editor (debugging symbols)
bluefish-plugins/stable 2.2.6-2 i386
advanced Gtk+ text editor (plugins)
boxes/stable 1.1.1-4 i386
textmode box- and comment drawing filter
btag/stable 1.1.3-1+b3 i386
interactive command-line based multimedia tag editor
bvi/stable 1.3.2-2 i386
binary file editor
cgdb/stable 0.6.7-2 i386
curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB)
chemtool/stable 1.6.14-1 i386
chemical structures drawing program
ckeditor/stable 4.4.4+dfsg1-3 all
text editor which can be embedded into web pages.
cream/stable 0.43-3 all
VIM macros that make the VIM easier to use for beginners
cube2-data/stable 1.0-1 all
demo game and content for the Cube2 engine
dav-text/stable 0.8.5-5 i386
A minimalist ncurses-based text editor
ddd/stable 1:3.3.12-5 i386
The Data Display Debugger, a graphical debugger frontend
deutex/stable 4.4.902-14 i386
composition tool for doom-style WAD files
djvusmooth/stable 0.2.15-1 all
graphical editor for DjVu
dos2unix/stable 6.0.4-1 i386
convert text file line endings between CRLF and LF
easytag/stable 2.2.4-1 i386
GTK+ editor for audio file tags
eclipse-anyedit/stable 2.4.4-1 all
Adds additional tools to the context menu of text-based Eclipse editors
eclipse-mylyn-context-jdt/stable 3.12.0-1 all
Task support for Eclipse JDT
eclipse-mylyn-wikitext/stable 3.12.0-1 all
Mylyn WikiText
ed/stable 1.10-2 i386
classic UNIX line editor
editmoin/stable 1.17-1 all
edit MoinMoin wiki pages with your favourite editor
editorconfig/stable 0.11.5-2 i386
coding style indenter for all editors - commandline tools
editorconfig-doc/stable 0.11.5-2 all
coding style indenter across editors - documentation
editra/stable 0.7.20+dfsg.1-3 all
simple multi-platform text editor
efte/stable 1.1-2 i386
Advanced lightweight configurable editor
emacs/stable 46.1 all
GNU Emacs editor (metapackage)
emacs-nox/stable 46.1 all
GNU Emacs editor (metapackage, without X support)
emacs24/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
GNU Emacs editor (with GTK+ GUI support)
emacs24-bin-common/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
GNU Emacs editor's shared, architecture dependent files
emacs24-common/stable 24.4+1-5 all
GNU Emacs editor's shared, architecture independent infrastructure
emacs24-common-non-dfsg/stable 24.4+1-2 all
GNU Emacs common non-DFSG items, including the core documentation
emacs24-dbg/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
Debugging symbols for emacs24
emacs24-el/stable 24.4+1-5 all
GNU Emacs LISP (.el) files
emacs24-lucid/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
GNU Emacs editor (with Lucid GUI support)
emacs24-lucid-dbg/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
Debugging symbols for emacs24-lucid
emacs24-nox/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
GNU Emacs editor (without GUI support)
emacs24-nox-dbg/stable 24.4+1-5 i386
Debugging symbols for emacs24-nox
flmsg/stable 2.0.5-1 i386
amateur radio forms management editor
flpsed/stable 0.5.2-1 i386
a WYSIWYG pseudo PostScript editor
fped/stable 0.1+201210-1 i386
Footprint editor
freeplane/stable 1.3.12-1 all
Java program for working with Mind Maps
frescobaldi/stable 2.0.13+ds1-1 all
Qt4 LilyPond sheet music editor
fte/stable 0.50.2b6-2 i386
Text editor for programmers - base package
fte-console/stable 0.50.2b6-2 i386
Text editor for programmers - console edition, no I18N support
fte-docs/stable 0.50.2b6-2 all
Documentation and examples for the FTE editor
fte-terminal/stable 0.50.2b6-2 i386
Text editor for programmers - version for terminals
fte-xwindow/stable 0.50.2b6-2 i386
Text editor for programmers - X Window System edition with I18N support
gaupol/stable 0.26-2 all
subtitle editor for text-based subtitle files
geany-plugin-addons/stable 1.24+dfsg-5 i386
miscellanous plugins for Geany
gedit/stable 3.14.0-3 i386
official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment
gedit-common/stable 3.14.0-3 all
official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment (support files)
gedit-dev/stable 3.14.0-3 i386
official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment (development files)
gedit-plugins/stable 3.14.0-2 i386
set of plugins for gedit
gedit-source-code-browser-plugin/stable 3.0.3-5 all
source code class and function browser plugin for Gedit
gemanx-gtk2/stable 0.1.0.3-2 i386
Term BBS Client beyond PCMan X
gimp-texturize/stable 2.1-2 i386
generates large textures from a small sample
gir1.2-gtksource-3.0/stable 3.14.1-1 i386
gir files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
gnome-subtitles/stable 1.2-4 i386
Subtitle editor for the GNOME Desktop environment
gnuit/stable 4.9.5-3 i386
GNU Interactive Tools, a file browser/viewer and process viewer/killer
gobby/stable 0.5.0-4 i386
infinote-based collaborative text editor
gobby-0.5/stable 0.5.0-4 all
collaborative text editor (obsolete transitional package)
gobby-0.5-dbg/stable 0.5.0-4 all
collaborative text editor - debugging symbols (transitional)
gobby-dbg/stable 0.5.0-4 i386
infinote-based collaborative text editor - debugging symbols
gobby-infinote/stable 0.5.0-4 all
collaborative text edit (obsolete transitional package)
gpdftext/stable 0.1.6-2 i386
GTK+ text editor for ebook PDF files
gprompter/stable 0.9-1 i386
intelligent predictive GTK+ text editor
gprompter-dbg/stable 0.9-1 i386
intelligent predictive GTK+ text editor (debugging symbols)
gtranslator/stable 2.91.6-1+b1 i386
PO-file editor for the GNOME Desktop
guayadeque/stable 0.3.7~ds0-2.1 i386
lightweight music player
hdevtools/stable 0.1.0.5-3 i386
GHC powered daemon for fast Haskell development
ht/stable 2.0.22-2 i386
Viewer/editor/analyser (mostly) for executables
ibus-sharada-braille/stable 0.1.2.99+git0.c90ffb02-2 i386
Braille input engine for IBus
iceweasel-vimperator/stable 3.8.2-2 all
Iceweasel extension to make it have vim look and feel
idanish/stable 1.6.36-5 i386
The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) - ispell
inkscape/stable 0.48.5-3 i386
vector-based drawing program
inventor-clients/stable 2.1.5-10-18+b2 i386
Open Inventor client programs
inventor-data/stable 2.1.5-10-18 all
Open Inventor sample data files
inventor-demo/stable 2.1.5-10-18+b2 i386
Open Inventor demonstration programs and example code
inventor-dev/stable 2.1.5-10-18+b2 i386
Open Inventor development files
inventor-doc/stable 2.1.5-10-18 all
Open Inventor documentation
ipe/stable 7.1.4-2 i386
drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or PS formats
jed/stable 1:0.99.19-3 i386
editor for programmers (textmode version)
jed-common/stable 1:0.99.19-3 all
S-Lang runtime files for jed and xjed
jed-extra/stable 2.5.6-3 all
collection of useful Jed modes and utilities
jless/stable 382-iso262-3 i386
A file pager program, similar to more(1) supporting ISO2022
joe/stable 3.7-2.4 i386
user friendly full screen text editor
jove/stable 4.16.0.73-2 i386
Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs - a compact, powerful editor
junior-writing/stable 1.24 all
Debian Jr. writing
jupp/stable 3.1.28-1 i386
user friendly full screen text editor
kate/stable 4:4.14.2-2 i386
powerful text editor
kate-data/stable 4:4.14.2-2 all
shared data files for Kate text editor
katepart/stable 4:4.14.2-2 i386
embeddable text editor component
kde-plasma-desktop/stable 5:84 i386
KDE Plasma Desktop and minimal set of applications
kde-plasma-netbook/stable 5:84 i386
KDE Plasma Netbook and minimal set of applications
kdiff3/stable 0.9.98-1 i386
compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories
kephra/stable 0.4.3.34+dfsg-2 all
gui text editor along Perl alike Paradigms
kgpg/stable 4:4.14.2-1 i386
graphical front end for GNU Privacy Guard
kiki/stable 0.5.6-8.1 all
tool for python regular expression testing
ktikz/stable 0.10-4 i386
editor for the TikZ drawing language - KDE version
kwrite/stable 4:4.14.2-2 i386
simple text editor
ldapvi/stable 1.7-9 i386
perform an LDAP search and update results using a text editor
le/stable 1.14.9-2 i386
Text editor with block and binary operations
leafpad/stable,now 0.8.18.1-4 i386 [installed]
GTK+ based simple text editor
levee/stable 3.5a-3 i386
very small vi clone
lfhex/stable 0.42-3.1 i386
large file hex editor
libcurses-ui-perl/stable,now 0.9609-1 all [installed,automatic]
curses-based OO user interface framework for Perl
libeditorconfig-dev/stable 0.11.5-2 i386
coding style indenter across editors - development files
libeditorconfig0/stable 0.11.5-2 i386
coding style indenter across editors - library
libeditorconfig0-dbg/stable 0.11.5-2 i386
coding style indenter across editors - debugging symbols
libgemanx-core0/stable 0.1.0.3-2 i386
core library of gemanx
libghc-gtksourceview2-dev/stable 0.12.3.1-3+b1 i386
Binding to the GtkSourceView library
libghc-gtksourceview2-doc/stable 0.12.3.1-3 all
Binding to the GtkSourceView library; documentation
libghc-gtksourceview2-prof/stable 0.12.3.1-3+b1 i386
Binding to the GtkSourceView library; profiling libraries
libghc-yi-dev/stable 0.7.1-5 i386
Haskell-Scriptable Editor
libghc-yi-doc/stable 0.7.1-5 all
Haskell-Scriptable Editor
libghc-yi-prof/stable 0.7.1-5 i386
Haskell-Scriptable Editor
libgtk2-sourceview2-perl/stable 0.10-2+b1 i386
enhanced source code editor widget
libgtksourceview-3.0-1/stable 3.14.1-1 i386
shared libraries for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview-3.0-common/stable 3.14.1-1 all
common files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview-3.0-dev/stable 3.14.1-1 i386
development files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview-3.0-doc/stable 3.14.1-1 all
documentation for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview2.0-0/stable 2.10.5-2 i386
shared libraries for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview2.0-common/stable 2.10.5-2 all
common files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview2.0-dev/stable 2.10.5-2 i386
development files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceview2.0-doc/stable 2.10.5-2 all
documentation for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-0/stable 3.2.0-2 i386
C++ binding of GtkSourceView
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dbg/stable 3.2.0-2 i386
C++ binding of GtkSourceView - debugging symbols
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev/stable 3.2.0-2 i386
C++ binding of GtkSourceView - development files
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-doc/stable 3.2.0-2 all
C++ binding of GtkSourceView
libinfgtk3-0.6-0/stable 0.6.6-1~deb8u1 i386
infinote-based collaborative editing (Gtk widgets)
libinfinity-0.6-0/stable 0.6.6-1~deb8u1 i386
infinote-based collaborative editing
libinfinity-0.6-dbg/stable 0.6.6-1~deb8u1 i386
infinote-based collaborative editing - debugging symbols
libinfinity-0.6-dev/stable 0.6.6-1~deb8u1 i386
infinote-based collaborative editing - development files
libinfinity-0.6-doc/stable 0.6.6-1~deb8u1 all
infinote-based collaborative editing - documentation
libinventor1/stable 2.1.5-10-18+b2 i386
Open Inventor runtime environment
libjavassist-java/stable 1:3.12.1.ga-2 all
library for editing bytecodes in Java
libjavassist-java-doc/stable 1:3.12.1.ga-2 all
library for editing bytecodes in Java -- documentation
libjlatexmath-fop-java/stable 1.0.3-1 all
Implementation of LaTeX math mode wrote in Java (fop plugin)
libjlatexmath-java/stable 1.0.3-1 all
Implementation of LaTeX math mode wrote in Java
libjlatexmath-java-doc/stable 1.0.3-1 all
Implementation of LaTeX math mode wrote in Java
libjortho-freeplane-java/stable 1.3.12-1 all
Java spell-checking library
libkatepartinterfaces4/stable 4:4.14.2-2 i386
library for the embeddable text editor component
libktexteditor4/stable 4:4.14.2-5 i386
KTextEditor interfaces for the KDE Platform
liblablgtksourceview2-ocaml/stable 2.16.0+dfsg-1 i386
OCaml bindings for libgtksourceview2 (runtime)
liblablgtksourceview2-ocaml-dev/stable 2.16.0+dfsg-1 i386
OCaml bindings for libgtksourceview2, a source editor GTK+ widget
libmygui-dev/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI for OpenMW - development files
libmygui.ogreplatform0debian1/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI - Ogre interface
libmygui.ogreplatform0debian1-dbg/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI Ogre - debugging symbols
libmygui.openglplatform0debian1/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI - OpenGL interface
libmygui.openglplatform0debian1-dbg/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI OpenGL - debugging symbols
libmyguiengine3debian1/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI - shared library
libmyguiengine3debian1-dbg/stable 3.2.1-1 i386
Fast, simple and flexible GUI - debugging symbols
libpadre-plugin-pdl-perl/stable 0.05-2 all
PDL support for Padre IDE
libproc-invokeeditor-perl/stable 1.07-1 all
Perl extension for starting a text editor
libqscintilla2-11/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt4 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget
libqscintilla2-11-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt4 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget (debug)
libqscintilla2-designer/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt4 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2
libqscintilla2-designer-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt4 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 (debug)
libqscintilla2-dev/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 all
Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt4, development files
libqscintilla2-doc/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 all
API documentation for QScintilla 2
libqscintilla2-l10n/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 all
Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt4, translation files
libqt5scintilla2-11/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt5 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget
libqt5scintilla2-11-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt5 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget (debug)
libqt5scintilla2-designer/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2
libqt5scintilla2-designer-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 (debug)
libqt5scintilla2-dev/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt5, development files
libqt5scintilla2-l10n/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 all
Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt5, translation files
libsmokektexteditor3/stable 4:4.14.2-1 i386
KTextEditor SMOKE libraries
libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl/stable 0.09+dfsg-1 all
Perl port of Kate's syntax highlighting engine
libterm-editoredit-perl/stable 0.16-1 all
module for editing a document via $EDITOR
libwx-scintilla-perl/stable 0.39-1+b1 i386
source code editor component for wxWidgets
lintex/stable 1.13-1 i386
automatic cleanup of old TeX-related files
linuxdoc-tools/stable 0.9.69-3 i386
convert LinuxDoc SGML source into other formats
mc/stable,now 3:4.8.13-3 i386 [installed]
Midnight Commander - a powerful file manager
mc-data/stable,now 3:4.8.13-3 all [installed]
Midnight Commander - a powerful file manager -- data files
mc-dbg/stable 3:4.8.13-3 i386
Midnight Commander - a powerful file manager - debug package
medit/stable 1.2.0-1 i386
Useful programming and around-programming text editor
mgp/stable 1.13a+upstream20090219-6 i386
MagicPoint- an X11 based presentation tool
mm3d/stable 1.3.7-1.4 i386
OpenGL based 3D model editor
moreutils/stable 0.52 i386
additional Unix utilities
mousepad/stable 0.3.0-2 i386
simple Xfce oriented text editor
mpdtoys/stable 0.24 all
small command line tools and toys for MPD
mygui-doc/stable 3.2.1-1 all
API documentations for MyGUI library
myspell-da/stable 1.6.36-5 all
The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) - myspell
nano/stable,now 2.2.6-3 i386 [installed]
small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico
nano-tiny/stable 2.2.6-3 i386
small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico - tiny build
ncmpcpp/stable 0.5.10-2 i386
ncurses-based client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)
ncurses-hexedit/stable 0.9.7-14.1 i386
Edit files/disks in hex, ASCII and EBCDIC
ne/stable 2.5-1 i386
easy-to-use and powerful text editor
ne-doc/stable 2.5-1 all
documentation for the ne text editor
nedit/stable 1:5.6~cvs20081118-9 i386
powerful, customizable, Motif based text editor
nedit-dbg/stable 1:5.6~cvs20081118-9 i386
debugging symbols for nedit
nfoview/stable 1.15-1 all
simple viewer for NFO files
nted/stable 1.10.18-8 i386
Musical score editor
nvi/stable 1.81.6-11+b1 i386
4.4BSD re-implementation of vi
nvi-doc/stable 1.81.6-11 all
4.4BSD re-implementation of vi - documentation files
omegat/stable 2.3.0.1+dfsg-3 all
Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tool
oolite/stable 1.77.1-3+b1 i386
space sim game, inspired by Elite
oolite-data/stable 1.77.1-3 all
space sim game, inspired by Elite (data files)
oolite-data-sounds/stable 1.77.1-3 all
space sim game, inspired by Elite (sounds)
oolite-doc/stable 1.77.1-3 all
space sim game, inspired by Elite (documentation)
org-mode/stable 8.2.10-1 all
keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs
org-mode-doc/stable 8.2.10-1 all
keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs
par/stable 1.52-3 i386
Paragraph reformatter
passepartout/stable 0.7.1-1.1 i386
XML-based Desktop Publishing Application
pathological/stable 1.1.3-12 all
puzzle game involving paths and marbles
pcmanx-gtk2/stable 1.2-1 i386
user-friendly telnet client mainly targets BBS users
pd-unauthorized/stable 0.1-1 i386
library of Pd objects for streaming and GUI control
pluma/stable 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 i386
official text editor of the MATE desktop environment
pluma-common/stable 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 all
official text editor of the MATE desktop environment (common files)
pluma-dbg/stable 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 i386
official text editor of the MATE desktop environment (debugging symbols)
pluma-dev/stable 1.8.1+dfsg1-2 i386
official text editor of the MATE desktop environment (development files)
pmw/stable 1:4.28-1 i386
Philip's Music Writer
poedit/stable 1.6.10-2 i386
gettext catalog editor
poedit-common/stable 1.6.10-2 all
Common files for poedit
poedit-dbg/stable 1.6.10-2 i386
gettext catalog editor (debug)
potool/stable 0.16-2 i386
program to aid manipulation of gettext po files
psgml/stable 1.4.0-5 all
Emacs major mode for editing SGML documents
puddletag/stable 1.0.2-1 all
simple, powerful audio tag editor
pyprompter/stable 0.9-1 all
intelligent predictive wxPython text editor
pyroom/stable 0.4.1-6 all
distractionless fullscreen text editor
python-django-tinymce/stable 1.5-3 all
replacement text widget for Django web framework
python-editobj/stable 0.5.7-10 all
Python object editor
python-gtksourceview2/stable 2.10.1-2 i386
Python bindings for the GtkSourceView widget
python-kde4/stable 4:4.14.0-1 i386
Python bindings for the KDE Development Platform
python-pelican/stable 3.4.0-2 all
blog aware, static website generator
python-qscintilla2/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python bindings for QScintilla 2
python-qscintilla2-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python bindings for QScintilla 2 (debug extensions)
python-toscawidgets/stable 0.9.7.2-3 all
Python framework for building reusable web components
python3-aeidon/stable 0.26-2 all
reading, writing and manipulating text-based subtitle files
python3-pykde4/stable 4:4.14.0-1 i386
Python 3 bindings for the KDE Development Platform
python3-pyqt4.qsci/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 with Qt 4
python3-pyqt4.qsci-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 (Qt 4 debug extensions)
python3-pyqt5.qsci/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 with Qt 5
python3-pyqt5.qsci-dbg/stable 2.8.4+dfsg-1 i386
Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 (Qt 5 debug extensions)
qtcreator/stable 3.2.1+dfsg-7 i386
lightweight integrated development environment (IDE) for Qt
qtikz/stable 0.10-4 i386
editor for the TikZ drawing language - Qt version
quickplot/stable 0.10.6-1 i386
fast interactive 2D plotter and data viewer
rabbitvcs-gedit/stable 0.16-1 all
Gedit extension for RabbitVCS
refdb-clients/stable 1.0.2-3 i386
Reference database and bibliography tool - clients
refdb-doc/stable 1.0.2-3 all
Reference database and bibliography tool - doc
refdb-server/stable 1.0.2-3 i386
Reference database and bibliography tool - sql server
refdb-www/stable 1.0.2-3 all
Reference database and bibliography tool - www server
renameutils/stable 0.12.0-4 i386
Programs to make file renaming easier
retext/stable 5.0.1-1 all
Simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText
rhinote/stable 0.7.4-2 all
virtual sticky-notes for your desktop
ruby-gtksourceview2/stable 2.2.0-5+b2 i386
GtkSourceView2 bindings for the Ruby language
ruby-gtksourceview2-dbg/stable 2.2.0-5+b2 i386
GtkSourceView2 bindings for the Ruby language (debugging symbols)
ruby-gtksourceview3/stable 2.2.0-5+b2 i386
GtkSourceView3 bindings for the Ruby language
ruby-gtksourceview3-dbg/stable 2.2.0-5+b2 i386
GtkSourceView3 bindings for the Ruby language (debugging symbols)
ruby-kde4/stable 4:4.14.2-1 i386
KDE bindings for the Ruby language
sauerbraten/stable 0.0.20140302-1 all
3D first-person shooter game
scite/stable 3.5.0-1 i386
Lightweight GTK-based Programming Editor
scribus/stable 1.4.4+dfsg1-2 i386
Open Source Desktop Page Layout - stable branch
scribus-doc/stable 1.4.4-1 all
non-free documentation for Scribus
scribus-ng/stable 1.4.0.dfsg+r17300-1 all
Transitional dummy package for the 1.4.0 Scribus release
shed/stable 1.15-2+b1 i386
A simple hex editor with a pico-style interface
simplyhtml/stable 0.16.08-1 all
Java word processor based on HTML and CSS
sisu/stable 5.7.1-1 all
documents - structuring, publishing in multiple formats and search
sisu-markup-samples/stable 5.0.2-1 all
document markup examples for sisu, publish and search framework
spe/stable 0.8.4.h-3.1 all
Stani's Python Editor
sqlitebrowser/stable 3.2.0-1 i386
GUI editor for SQLite databases
storymaps/stable 1.0+dfsg-2 all
Free story planning and writing application for children
subtitlecomposer/stable 0.5.3-4 i386
Subtitles editor for KDE
subtitleeditor/stable 0.33.0-3 i386
Graphical subtitle editor with sound waves representation
survex-svxedit/stable 1.2.16-1 all
survey data editor for Survex
sweethome3d-textures-editor/stable 1.3-1 all
Sweet Home 3D Textures Library Editor
taskwarrior/stable 2.3.0+dfsg-3 i386
feature-rich console based todo list manager
tea/stable 38.0.0-1 i386
graphical text editor with syntax highlighting
tea-data/stable 38.0.0-1 all
graphical text editor with syntax highlighting - data files
texlive-latex-extra/stable 2014.20141024-1 all
TeX Live: LaTeX additional packages
texmacs-extra-fonts/stable 0.2 all
extra fonts for the mathematical text editor TeXmacs
textedit.app/stable 4.0+20061029-3.4+b1 i386
Text editor for GNUstep
texworks/stable 0.5~svn1363-5 i386
Environment for authoring TeX (LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc) documents
the/stable 3.3~rc1-2 i386
Full-screen character mode text editor
therion/stable 5.3.15-2+b1 i386
Cave surveying - 2D and 3D drawing software
tinymce/stable 3.4.8+dfsg0-1 all
platform independent web based Javascript/HTML WYSIWYG editor
tmispell-voikko/stable 0.7.1-3 i386
Ispell wrapper which uses Voikko for spell-checking
tpp/stable 1.3.1-4 all
text presentation program
trac-wysiwyg/stable 0.12.0.3+r10725-1 all
WYSIWYG style editor for the Trac issue tracking system
tupi/stable 0.2+git04-2+b2 i386
2D Animation design and authoring tool
tupi-data/stable 0.2+git04-2 all
Data files for tupi (2D Animation design and authoring tool)
tupi-dbg/stable 0.2+git04-2+b2 i386
debugging symbols for tupi (2D Animation design and authoring tool)
tweak/stable 3.01-8 i386
Efficient text-mode hex editor
txt2pdbdoc/stable 1.4.4-6 i386
convert plain text files to Palm DOC (for PalmOS) and back
unifont-bin/stable 1:7.0.06-1 i386
utilities for manipulating GNU Unifont
vfu/stable 4.10-1.1 i386
A versatile text-based filemanager
vifm/stable 0.7.8-3 i386
flexible vi-like file manager using ncurses
vile/stable 9.8o-1 i386
VI Like Emacs - vi work-alike
vile-filters/stable 9.8o-1 i386
VI Like Emacs - highlighting filters for vile/xvile
vim-ultisnips/stable 3.0-1 all
snippet solution for Vim
vim-vimoutliner/stable 0.3.4+pristine-9.1 all
script for building an outline editor on top of Vim
vimhelp-de/stable 7.4.130818-2 all
Vi IMproved - Documentation files (German translation)
when/stable 1.1.33-1 all
tiny personal calendar
whiteboard/stable 0.1~1-1 all
simple collaborative text editor for the web
wikipediafs/stable 0.4-6 all
View and edit Wikipedia articles as if they were real files
x11-apps/stable,now 7.7+4 i386 [installed]
X applications
x2/stable 1.1.0-1 i386
brand new Text Editor for the GNOME desktop
xemacs21/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 all
highly customizable text editor
xemacs21-bin/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 i386
highly customizable text editor -- support binaries
xemacs21-mule/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 i386
highly customizable text editor -- Mule binary
xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 i386
highly customizable text editor -- Mule binary compiled with Canna and Wnn
xemacs21-nomule/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 i386
highly customizable text editor -- Non-mule binary
xemacs21-support/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 all
highly customizable text editor -- architecture independent support files
xemacs21-supportel/stable 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 all
highly customizable text editor -- non-required library files
xfce4-goodies/stable 4.10 i386
enhancements for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment
xfce4-notes/stable 1.7.7-5 i386
Notes application for the Xfce4 desktop
xfce4-notes-plugin/stable 1.7.7-5 i386
Notes plugin for the Xfce4 desktop
xfe/stable 1.37-4 i386
lightweight file manager for X11
xjed/stable 1:0.99.19-3 i386
editor for programmers (x11 version)
xml2rfc/stable 2.4.8-1 all
XML-based formatting tool for RFCs
xul-ext-autofill-forms/stable 1.0.2-1 all
fill out web forms faster
xul-ext-itsalltext/stable 1.8.1-2 all
extension to edit textareas using an external editor
xvile/stable 9.8o-1 i386
VI Like Emacs - vi work-alike (X11)
xwpe/stable 1.5.30a-2.1 i386
Programming environment and editor for console and X11
yi/stable 0.7.1-5 i386
Haskell-Scriptable Editor
yudit/stable 2.9.6-1 i386
Unicode text editor (arch-dependent binaries)
yudit-common/stable 2.9.6-1 all
Unicode text editor (arch-independent files)
yudit-doc/stable 2.9.6-1 all
Unicode text editor (Documentation)
zim/stable 0.62-3 all
graphical text editor based on wiki technologies
This is Debian Jessie. Not Ubuntu. But Ubuntu works the same, in a way. Try it out.
I usually recommend to newbies, Mageia, Debian Stable or Ubuntu-Mate in this order. Though I have tried Ubuntu Unity, I haven't tried the Mate version but will one day. I do like Mate DE over most others.
ping Mreff555 - It is difficult to comprehend what sort of admin you are and what you consider important beyond the name or appearances to others. Since you apparently like it and are more experienced in it, I don't understand why you didn't just keep Gentoo and learn more on how to minimize maintenance.
I don't understand why you call Slackware "bloated" just because it makes it easy (no work in most cases) to deal with dependencies 'cuz most is just there and the only cost is hard drive space. Those files only consume resources if and when you run them. Hard drive space is cheap and since you mentioned Time is of greater importance it seems a no=brainer to me and writing it off distinctly and wrongly prejudiced. FWIW I run Slack as my main and the only bad thing about maintenance is my skills suffer from lack of use LOL. It's quite simply trouble-free as I have it setup.
You liked Arch but dumped it because your hard drive developed bad sectors. That did NOT happen as a consequence of having installed Arch so why kick it to the curb for real?
Regarding Ubuntu, since they make Kubuntu which defaults to KDE and/or as you mentioned you can install whatever WM/DE you want so why bitch about Gnome? Admittedly I have never liked Gnome or it's derivatives on many levels but the solution is easy peasy - I don't use it. As for dependency resolving issues, zI don't like automated "upgrades/installations" either but it seems to me there are numerous switches possible and certain commands best avoided because of a bad benefit/risk relationship unless you really know what you're doing. Don't get me wrong I find Ubuntu quite annoying for several reasons (most of which assume I'm a moron) but it's user base is so huge I have to conclude that maintenance can likely be kept low just by becoming knowledgeable and adept with it's quirks.
I suppose your rant could be the cumulative result of many annoyances and perhaps even some downtime. You seem to have some decent solutions available to you, not just one, if you could get over defining yourself as a Gentoo User and put faults where they belong and not just blame the distro.
One of the first Linux distros i had was Ubuntu, most to learn Linux software and back then it was a good distro to start with Linux and learn a little bit about it.
... FWIW I run Slack as my main and the only bad thing about maintenance is my skills suffer from lack of use LOL. It's quite simply trouble-free as I have it setup...
Originally, I installed Slack specifically to learn those skills (since Slackware has a reputation for being very hands on) but everything just works. I think I'll have to break something to get the practice .
I recommend that people do a bunch of research and give them a few sites to look at. If I'm absolutely forced to make a recommendation then I would likely suggest Mint with Cinnamon.
Anyhow, as for Ubuntu, I'm using Lubuntu right now. I'm not big on fancy but I do like a little customization. It's light, does what I need, and is pretty well supported.
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