Installing Microsoft Edit in Debian or Ubuntu based distros

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Fixing the GOG Galaxy 2.0 Ubisoft Connect plugin connection

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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