Bluefish 2.2.10 Released, Install on Ubuntu / Linux Mint via PPA
Bluefish 2.2.10 "editor" is available for download, how to install Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 18, Linux Mint 18.1 serena, Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systemson using PPA
Bluefish is an open source and cross-platform piece of software that provides web developers with a handy and beautifully designed graphical application for editing HTML files and create websites, as well as to write programming code and shell scripts.
Features at a glance
Key features include support for a wide range of markup and programming languages, multi-threaded support for remote files, unlimited undo and redo functionality, integration of external programs, powerful search and replace functionality, and project support.
Another interesting feature is the ability to edit files in full screen mode, allowing developers and programmers to concentrate better on the code than on what the operating system does in the background. In addition, it features spell check functionality for strings and comments that is programing language aware.
Among other interesting features, we can mention a snippets sidebar, external filters, automatic recovery of changes, character map that supports Unicode characters, website upload and download, support for customizable programming languages, support for multiple encodings, support for bookmarks, ZenCoding support, tearable menus, HTML toolbar, and many more.
What's new in Bluefish 2.2.10
Various language files have been improved, most notably languages that include CSS. There are also various fixes for newer gtk versions and for gtk on wayland (which is now the default on Fedora Linux). A new feature in the 2.2.10 release is the possibility to import/export syntax color styles, included are styles for a light and a dark theme. Last there have been fixes for a few rare crashes.
How to install Bluefish 2.2.10 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Script :
To Install Bluefish 2.2.10 on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 18.1 serena, Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:add repository on your ubuntu :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:klaus-vormweg/bluefish-gtk2
Update repository and install latest Bluefish :
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install bluefish
After installation is finished, open bluefish 2.2.10 on ubuntu dashboard, like this :
Optional, to remove bluefish, do:
sudo apt-get remove bluefish
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
