How to install CherryTree Text Editor in Debian 8.3

How to install CherryTree Text Editor in Debian 8.3

The Cherrytree is a hierarchical text editor note taking application that contains rich text, syntax higlighting, image handling, hyperlinks, import/export option and also support for multiple languages. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of cherrytree in Debian.

Installation procedure

To start with the installation procedure, use the nano command to open the sources.list configuration file.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

The sources.list file is opened. Now add these lines at end of the file. Save and exit from the file.

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

Next exeucte the command to update the apt sources-list.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease [145 kB]
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie InRelease          
Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release.gpg [2,373 B]
Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release [148 kB]                 
Ign http://ftp.debian.org stable InRelease                                        
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources [15.5 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources [32 B]         
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,900 B]
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages [32 B]
Get:8 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B]   
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2,704 B] 
Get:10 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release.gpg [2,373 B]              
Get:11 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 2017-03-14-2025.02.pdiff [526 B]
Get:12 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 2017-04-15-2027.16.pdiff [528 B]
Get:13 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 2017-04-15-2027.16.pdiff [528 B]
Get:14 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release [148 kB]
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Fetched 23.4 MB in 11min 6s (35.2 kB/s)                                                         
Reading package lists... Done

Now run the following command to install the CherryTree package.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install cherrytree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libappindicator1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libgtksourceview2.0-0
  libgtksourceview2.0-common libindicator7 python-appindicator python-enchant
  python-gtksourceview2
Suggested packages:
  python-wxgtk3.0 libgtksourceview2.0-dev
Recommended packages:
  indicator-application
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cherrytree libappindicator1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libgtksourceview2.0-0
  libgtksourceview2.0-common libindicator7 python-appindicator python-enchant
  python-gtksourceview2
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 264 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,700 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,717 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
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Setting up cherrytree (0.35.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u2) ...

Once the package has been installed, type the cherrytree package name in the dashboard and run the application. The application is now used for various note taking functions.

Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? The Cherrytree also supports for regular expressions and partial matching to the selected folder or node.

FAQ
Q
why we need to install cherrytree text editor in debian?
A
The Cherrytree is a hierarchical text editor note taking application that contains rich text, syntax higlighting, image handling, hyperlinks, import/export option and also support for multiple languages.
Q
where to open the cherrytree text editor in ubuntu?
A
Once the package has been installed, type the cherrytree package name in the dashboard and run the application. The application is now used for various note taking functions.
Q
How to check the cherrytree version?
A
use the following command to check the cherrytree version # cherrytree --version
Q
where to get the installation procedure of cherrytree on linuxmint?
A
just, follow this link to get the installation procedure of cherrytree on linuxmint
https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-cherrytree-text-editor-on-linuxmint-18-03/
Q
Is there any alternative of cherry tree editor?
A
the alternative of cherry tree editor are,
Evernote
Google Keep
Laverna