- 1). Click on the "Menu" button located in the upper left corner of your screen.
- 2). Select "Terminal," which is located under "System Tools."
- 3). Type "sudo update-alternatives --config editor" into the terminal, and press "Enter."
- 4). Type the number of the text editor you want to use from the options displayed. Your current default editor is indicated by a "+" sign to the left.
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