Komodo Edit 9.1 Released, PPA for Ubuntu 14.04/12.04/15.04

Last updated: June 6, 2015

Komodo Edit 9 Ubuntu

A new release of Komodo Edit text editor has been announced with UI and user experience improvements and bug fixes.

Changes in Komodo Edit 9.1 according to the release note:

  • Select Commando (Go to Anything) results by pressing ALT+number.
  • The Commando user experience has had significant usability improvements. Most notably when starting Commando you will now be presented with a convenient list of scopes that you can use to narrow down your search results.
  • Color Schemes: Use foreground color for caret color
  • Commando: Don’t preserve query when navigating backwards.
  • Commando: Escape now clears the current search.
  • SDK: Added the “shell” SDK, allowing you to easily run shell commands.
  • UI: Improved scrollbar contrast on dark color schemes.
  • UI: “Ugly border” showing around notifications on windows
  • CodeIntel: Improve PHPDoc tooltip legibility – contributed by Defman

Install/upgrade Komodo Edit in Ubuntu:

Komodo Edit 9 with Unity integration has been made into PPA, available for Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 15.04.

To install it, open terminal from the Dash/Launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, follow below steps:

1. Add the PPA repository, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:mystic-mirage/komodo-edit

2. Refresh system cache via Software Updater or by running below command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Upgrade the editor through Software Updater, or install it via below command:

sudo apt-get install komodo-edit

Done.

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