If you are going to have only one console-based editor it should be Emacs.
The first thing I do after installing Trisquel is download and install Emacs.
Why is it not installed by default on Trisquel?
As long as Emacs is not installed by default, you need to also know nano
(although you don't need to know much since the commands are labelled right
in front of you.).
If Emacs were installed by default, you wouldn't need to know how to use any
other editor.
Sometimes you will find yourself in vi by accident. So at the very least
everybody should know how to exit it!
:q!
(type first a ':' then 'q' and then '!' and hit 'Enter')
That is like preferring Spanish to English, but at least knowing a view key
words of English anyway, like "help" or "don't shoot" :p
