Seems to be set by this file. cat /etc/profile.d/nano-default-editor.sh # Ensure GNU nano is set as EDITOR if it isn't already set if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then export EDITOR="/usr/bin/nano" fi On 26 Feb 2025 at 17:41, Robert Moskowitz wrote: Date sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:41:56 -0500 To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> From: Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Replacing nano with vim - logout needed? Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > I ran: > > dnf install vim-default-editor --allowerasing > > But I am still getting nano when I try to "crontab -e" > > Do I have to logout and back in for this change to take? Or is there an > easier way? > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue +------------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired) mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxx mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxx Guam - Where America's Day Begins G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
