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title: Install edlin on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of edlin for Linux - Text Editor based on MS-DOS
  edlin
url: https://snapcraft.io/edlin
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# edlin

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 0.9.10

Install latest/stable of edlin

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install edlin
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* edlin

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 10 November 2024 - latest/stable
* 10 November 2024 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin](https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin "https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin")
* [github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin-snapcraft](https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin-snapcraft "https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin-snapcraft")

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### Source code

* [github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin.git](https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin.git "https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin.git")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin/issues](https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin/issues "https://github.com/rhubarb-geek-nz/edlin/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/edlin#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/edlin#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/edlin#tab-security)

#### Text Editor based on MS-DOS edlin

Simple, interactive, command line text editor.

Features

* Written in ANSI C
* Highly portable
* No curses or other libraries required
* Uses temporary file to deal with large files.
* Works over SSH, including on Windows

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## Install edlin on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/edlin/raspbian)