Installing Microsoft Edit in Debian or Ubuntu based distros

This little application makes it easier to edit files on the terminal with full mouse, copy-paste support and more! A good one to have in our toolkit. Note: The current version of Edit (1.2.0) is not available via the package manager apt yet. This could change at some point in the future, making for an easier deployment. Install Pre-requisites zstd - to decompress the downloaded file sudo apt install zstd Install the latest Edit version from GitHub for x86_64 EDIT_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/edit/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+') wget -qO edit.tar.zst https://github.com/microsoft/edit/releases/latest/download/edit-$EDIT_VERSION-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.zst sudo tar xf edit.tar.zst -C /usr/local/bin edit edit --version rm -rf edit.tar.zst This can easily be made into a script for multiple installations.

August 25, 2025 · 1 min · Ismael Lamberty

Fixing the GOG Galaxy 2.0 Ubisoft Connect plugin connection

The issue Upon connecting the GOG Galaxy client to Ubisoft Connect, it goes into a disconnected state again. This happens just seconds after signing in to the Ubisoft Connect account using the plugin’s login. How to fix the issue Note: This seems to be an open issue in the GitHub repo referenced below. A definitive solution has not been found as this method needs to be re-applied from time to time. ...

December 13, 2024 · 2 min · Ismael Lamberty