How to change the default text editor ?

[oscar casal]

2006/4/6, Erik Christiansen <erik at dd.nec.com.au>:
>
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 03:38:35AM +0100, _jason wrote:
> >
> > You may want to try ``sudo update-alternatives --config editor''.  I'm
> > not sure svn looks to that though
>
> If that doesn't help, then try
>
> $ EDITOR=nano



   If you want change this for all users you can use  update-alternatives

Looking at $EDITOR and $VISUAL environment variables is a long-standing
> tradition, and svn may observe it.
>
> Incidentally, I tried
>
> # apt-get install subversion
>
> but copped
>
> WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
>   db4.2-util libsvn0 subversion
> Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
> Media change: please insert the disc labeled
> 'Ubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)'
> in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter
>
> I must lok at that later.
>
> Erik
>
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