In this tutorial, we are going to see how to use the Terminal on Ubuntu to change the default text editor used by your system to edit files (config files, txt files, etc.). The tutorial is tested under Ubuntu 11.04, but it is also applicable on older Ubuntu versions (10.10/10.04, etc.).
Open the Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run this command to display available text editors:
sudo update-alternatives --config editor
You will get this:
~$ sudo update-alternatives --config editor
There are 3 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /bin/nano 40 auto mode
1 /bin/ed -100 manual mode
2 /bin/nano 40 manual mode
3 /usr/bin/vim.tiny 10 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
Select any other text editor of your choice by typing its selection number displayed in the given list, then confirm by pressing Enter. The asterisk (*) displayed in front of the selection means that the text editor is the default text editor used by your system.
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