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