![]() ![]() It’s more powerful than basic text editors and less heavy than other solutions like P圜harm or Eclipse. Geany is a robust IDE that can be used with the most common programming languages (Python, C, PHP, Java, etc.). On Raspberry Pi, you can also use it as a text editor for anything else, as it’s more powerful than the default text editor (that can be found in the main menu > Accessories). If like me, you always mix the languages syntax, download my cheat sheet for Python here! And what’s interesting is the bottom part, where you can see the logs, and have a terminal on hand to run your scripts (perfect for Python for example). On the top you have the main menu, with essential shortcuts (you can customize this). On the left there is a browser to see your files and variables. You’ll type the source code in the main section. We’ll see the interface in more detail later in this article, but on first start, the Geany interface looks like this: Geany is available on Windows and macOS as well, so you can also use it on your computer if you like it. If you are on another system, another option is to go directly to the official website and download an installer or the source code from there. If apt is available on your distribution, you can install Geany with: If you are using another distribution based on Debian, you should find it in your packages manager. Open the main menu (top left of your screen), click on programming and then Geany Programmer’s Editor. So, there is nothing to do, with this version it’s available directly. It can be found in the main menu, under Programming, with the other developer tools such as Thonny Python IDE, Scratch and BlueJ Java IDE. ![]() Geany is pre-installed on Raspberry Pi OS with Desktop. Get 10% off by downloading it today! How to Install Geany on Raspberry Pi? Raspberry Pi without Python is like a car without an engine, you miss all the fun parts. It will guide you step-by-step to learn the essential concepts (and only the essential concepts) required to achieve any project in the future. In this article, I’ll start with the basics, and give you other cool tips along the way in order to do more with Geany on Raspberry Pi.īy the way, if you get overwhelmed as soon as Python is required for a project, I recommend checking out my e-book “ Master Python on Raspberry Pi“. There is a built-in terminal to compile and run scripts directly in it, and many other settings to save time while coding (like shortcuts and productivity options). Geany is a solid editor to use on Raspberry Pi as it’s preinstalled with Raspberry Pi OS and perfect to code in Python or C/C++. I’ve used Geany for years on my Ubuntu PC at work, so I’ll share with you a few tips in this article to get started with Geany on Raspberry Pi. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the geany package.Geany is a lightweight text editor that is pre-installed on Raspberry Pi, and can be used to code in Python or any other language. In this article I will show you how to install Geany 1.24.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, LXLE 14.04, Deepin 2014, Peppermint Five, Linux Lite 2.0 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.īecause it is available via PPA, installing Geany 1.24.1 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite and Peppermint systems is easy. The latest version available is Geany 1.24.1, which has been released a while ago, coming with new plugins: Pohelper, PairTagHighlighter, Autoclose, Geanypy, Defineformat, got experimental support for GTK+3 plugins, including other changes. As you may know, Geany is an open-source, lightweight IDE (integrated development environment) built in GTK2, being installable on the most popular desktop environments, due to the fact that it does not require many dependencies.Īmong others, it has syntax highlighting features, it auto-closes the XML and HTML tags, has support for C, Java, PHP, HTML, Python, Perl, etc, has code folding features, support for symbol name auto-completion and construct completion and code navigation functions. The latest installation instructions for Geany In order to successfully install the latest version of Geany, please access the geany tag and open the latest article (the one on top). ![]() Edit: Due to the fact that this article is old, the installation instructions may not work anymore. ![]()
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