Notepad++ & NppFTP Alternative For Ubuntu

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There are several hard part migrating from Windows to Ubuntu. For example: How to install a software? How to remove it? etc, but this problem have many solution. Just search it and you will get so many tutorial about it.

I think the hardest part is finding the best software that suite for us. As I am a web developer who need frequently connect with FTP.

Notepad++ has very amazing feature like session. You don’t need to save your session just close your notepad++ without save it. Reopen your notepad++ and all your work still remain there.

Another feature that I love is NppFTP. You just need connect to your server and download it. Every save you made, notepad++ will automatically upload it. Sessioning and NppFTP is the most powerful and miss so much about it which I haven’t found it yet in ubuntu.

To work with FTP in ubuntu and the simplest solution for me that I found on internet is:

  1. Connect FTP/SFTP using your explorer. In my case is using Nautilus. So you could edit and save directly on it. The cons about this solution is, your text editor you use usually freeze for awhile if your size file have big enough. I tried using Sublime and got freeze every time that I save. During “freeze” moment you could switch or work to another file that you opened.
  2. Using your text editor plugin if any.

The most close text editor until now is jEdit. You won’t happy with their UI and must do several tweek to make it like Notepad++.

After you install it. Add FTP plugin.

After that, you have FTP explorer like notepad++.

jEdit doesn’t have session feature. So, every you close your program and open it again. Your work will gone. All tab you have will gone. You must open your related file one by one again. However it help me a lot rather than using FileZilla or other FTP client that always click “yes” every update that I make.

3 Responses

  1. Prosper YAO says:

    Hello,
    When i try to install FTP plugin i get CommonControlsPlugin error.
    How can i update commoncontrolsplugins to 1.7.3

    1. Surya says:

      I don’t know. I never get error like that. 🙂

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