Java Runtime version 1.6 (aka Java 6) or later is required for jEdit 4.4 and later.
Java Runtime version 1.7 (aka Java 7) or later is required for jEdit 5.2 and later.
Java Runtime version 1.8 (aka Java 8) or later is required for jEdit 5.4 and later.
Java Runtime version 11 (aka Java 11) or later is required for jEdit 5.6 and later.
Before installing jEdit, make sure you have a compatible Java virtual machine; see the compatibility page for details.
Option 1 - manual download and install on any OS
Note: the above links are not to the files themselves, but rather
to pages where you can select a download mirror. Do not use your
browser's "Download Link" command on the above links.
Installation instructions are available for the following operating systems:
Option 2 - easy install on some flavors of *nix
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FreeBSD users can find install jEdit from the ports collection by running:
cd /usr/ports/editors/jedit
make install
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Gentoo Linux
users can install jEdit from the portage tree by running
emerge jedit .
- To install jEdit via Debian Linux
apt-get (this is also for any Debian based Distros like Ubuntu),
add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb https://<mirror>.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jedit /
e. g.
deb https://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jedit /
Then, just run apt-get update , followed by
apt-get install jedit .
The repository is now also secured and signed. To verify the packages
you have to install the public key with which the repository is signed.
This can be done by invoking
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E6A233DBE3AFBEFC
If you prefer manual installation of .deb files you can also download the
Debian package
manually.
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If you use apt4rpm, urpmi, or a similar tool with an RPM-based Linux
distribution,
you can automatically stay up to date with the latest version of jEdit
using the JPackage RPM repository.
Problems?
If you encounter a problem while installing jEdit, take a look at
the Frequently Asked Questions. If that
doesn't help with your problem, post to the
mailing lists.
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