Ubuntu Linux users have long been using the Nano text editor as the default editor. However, many people find it difficult to use and prefer a more user-friendly editor. There are several editors available on Ubuntu, but the most popular is Vim. Vim is a powerful text editor that is used by developers and system administrators for editing code and configuration files. It has a wide range of features, including syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, and support for multiple languages. Ubuntu users can install Vim by following these steps:

  1. Open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for Vim. The first result will be the official Ubuntu distribution package for Vim. Click on the link to install it.
  2. After installing Vim, open it by clicking on its icon in the Unity launcher or by typing vim in a terminal window. You will be prompted to select an editor profile: you can choose either an existing profile or create a new one using the New Profile option. If you want to use Vim as your default editor, select Use Default Profile and click OK. ..

It’s really easy to set the default editor using the update-alternatives command. Open up a terminal window and type in the following command:

Here’s an example of what you’ll see:

You can select the editor you want by just typing in the number. For example, if I want to change the default editor to vim, I would just hit the number 1.

There are 5 alternatives which provide `editor’. Selection Alternative ———————————————– 1 /usr/bin/vim 2 /bin/ed + 3 /bin/nano 4 /usr/bin/vim.basic 5 /usr/bin/vim.tiny Press enter to keep the default[], or type selection number:

You can test this out by typing in crontab -e to edit your cron file. You should see the editor that you chose, instead of the default.