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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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id="gedit-plugins-install">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>
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<desc>How to install third-party plugins.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Additional gedit plugins</title>
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<p>Installing third-party plugins gives you extra functionality that isn't
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available in default <app>gedit</app> plugins, or even the extra plugins that
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are part of the <app>gedit-plugins</app> package. An online list of
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third-party plugins is
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<link href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/gedit/-/blob/master/plugins/third-party-plugins.md">kept here</link>.
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</p>
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<p>Installing a third-party plugin involves downloading the plugin, placing
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the plugin files in the right directory, and activating the plugin.</p>
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<steps>
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<item><p>You can usually download a plugin from the plugin's website, but
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may need to use a revision-control program like <app>git</app>, <app>
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bazaar</app>, or <app>subversion</app> to copy a plugin's software
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repository from the internet. Refer to the plugin's documentation for
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information on getting the plugin.</p></item>
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<item><p>Place the plugin files into the
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<file>/home/<var>username</var>/.local/share/gedit/plugins</file> directory.
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</p>
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<p>Of course, replace the word <var>username</var> with your own username.
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</p></item>
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<item><p>After you have placed the plugin files into the correct directory,
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the plugin will appear in the Preferences menu. Press the menu button in the
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top-right corner of the window and select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">
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Preferences</gui><gui style="tab">Plugins</gui><gui>[Name of Plugin]</gui>
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</guiseq> to enable the plugin.</p></item>
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<item><p>Click <gui>Close</gui>.</p></item>
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</steps>
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<p>After you have enabled the plugin, it should be available for you to use.
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</p>
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<note style="tip">
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<p>The <file>.local</file> directory is hidden by default. To view it and
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other hidden files, select <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden
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Files</gui></guiseq>, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>.
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</p>
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</note>
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<note style="tip">
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<p>If the directory <file>.local/share/gedit/plugins/</file> is not
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present on your system, you will need to create it.</p>
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</note>
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</page>
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