How do I check my gedit version?

Question

I want to install some plugins for gedit, and I need to know my gedit version to install the correct plugins. How do I check it?

Note: I'm running Ubuntu 16.04

here is a list: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-plugins-to-extend-and-make-gedit-a-more-useful-text-editor-linux/ — Rinzwind, Aug 15 '17 at 13:47
@mon I recommend posting a separate question about how to get formatting and syntax checking in Gedit, with a specific description of what you need. — Eliah Kagan, Aug 16 '17 at 00:49
most Linux apps give you the version by --version, -v or -V — phuclv, Aug 16 '17 at 04:07

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:46

26

Alternative to the desktop version: command line it would be...

$ gedit --version
gedit - Version 3.22.1

answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:46

Rinzwind

score 21 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:44

21

For version it's Help > About and you should get this:

answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:44

Svetlana Belkin

Ravexina · Answer 3 · 2017-08-15T14:29:53.257

9

You can use apt to get any package's version:

$ apt list --installed gedit
gedit/stable 3.22.0-1

or dpkg:

$ dpkg -l gedit
||/ Name              Version        ...
+++-==========================================
ii  gedit             3.22.0-1       ...

For more info about the version number:

man deb-version

edited Aug 15 '17 at 14:29

answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:48

Ravexina

3

Note: That list's the package version, which isn't necessarily the same thing as the product version. It often is the same thing, or the two are very closely related to each other; but they can easily be different. – user Aug 15 '17 at 14:27
@MichaelKjörling Yeah, that's right ... I updated the answer with a reference to related man page. – Ravexina Aug 15 '17 at 14:30

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 16 '17 at 00:04

5

Another method is to check the "Installed:" clause of

$ apt-cache policy gedit

answered Aug 16 '17 at 00:04

RonJohn

4 Answers4