Text editor GNU nano 6.0 release!

since 1999 Since its release at the end of the year ,GNU Nano Set a new standard for the ease of use of terminal based text editors , From then on , It has released a large number of versions , The latest one is brand new 6.0 edition .

Although not necessarily the most feature rich version , But it does have some key improvements . Let's take a look at some of them ！

Nano 6.0 The main improvement of

As stated in the release notes , Some of the main highlights of this release are ：

• 14 New colors to choose from
• adopt #rgb The ability of code to define colors
• New option to use the entire terminal for editing

Nano 6.0 One of the main new features of is to include 14 A new color name to choose from ： rose rosy、 Beet beet、 Plum color plum、 Sea color sea、 Sky Color sky、 Slate slate、 Turquoise teal、 Rattail grass sage、 Brown brown、 Ochre ocher、 Sand color sand、 Tan tawny、 Brick color brick And crimson crimson.

If the name doesn't suit you ,Nano 6.0 It also includes a new method of specifying colors ：RGB Code . however , Most terminals can only display at most 256 Color . To avoid that ,Nano You will find the supported color closest to the color you entered , And use it as an alternative .

Last , We now have a new option to use the entire screen for editing , new --zero Option hides all UI Elements , Include title block 、 Status bar and help line , Let the whole screen be used for editing , For me, , This is the most useful new feature of this version so far , Especially when the default size of many terminal emulators is very small .

install Nano 6.0

As a new version , At least for the next few weeks , We are unlikely to see in any distribution Repository Nano 6, As usual ,Arch Linux Most likely the first to get an update , The second is Manjaro And other rolling releases .

about Ubuntu user , I expect the fastest Nano 6 Will appear in the upcoming 22.04 LTS In the version , This version is planned for 2022 year 4 Released later this month .

If this is too long for you , You can also try from source Download and build it , however , I don't recommend this option , Because this means that your package manager will not be updated Nano（ And other reasons ）.

Overall speaking ,Nano 6.0 It seems to be a small and useful version , With some new features and upgrades , What do you think of the new version ？ You will upgrade to Nano 6.0 Do you ？