Great, as suggested in #6 I installed the plugin from Debian. Just download the deb file from a mirror[0] and install it (double clicking should open the software center). Works for me. Hopefully the plugin gets updated in Ubuntu as well, latest with the next version. :) Not really user friendly to need to install it separately from debian.
[0] http://packages.debian.org/sid/all/gedit-latex-plugin/download -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1203163 Title: The plugin does not work in gedit 3.8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit-latex-plugin/+bug/1203163/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs