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How to install Ghostwriter on Ubuntu 17.04

To Install Ghostwriter on Ubuntu 17.04

GhostWriter is a stylish, free and open source, distraction free Markdown editor that runs well on both Windows and Linux. Due to its sleek and clean design, it is getting popular as one of the most sought after Markdown editor among the writing community. It is designed with several built in themes. It has an intuitive and innovative interface which makes editing text using Ghostwriter a seamless activity. The installation of Ghost Writer is as simple as it sounds, and this article will brief you through it.


Features

  • Navigation of document headings
  • Focus mode that highlights the current sentence, line, three lines, or paragraph
  • Two built-in themes, one light and one dark
  • Theme creator for custom colors and background images
  • Supports custom CSS data-style sheets for HTML preview
  • Image URL insertion via dragging and dropping an image file into the editor
  • Sundown processor built in for preview and export to HTML
  • Integrates other Markdown processors (if installed) for preview and export to popular document formats, such as PDF, ODT, and RTF: Pandoc, MultiMarkdown, Discount, cmark

Installing Ghostwriter

Before you begin with the installation of Ghostwriter, make sure you add the needed dependency repository as follows. 

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:wereturtle/ppa
 Ubuntu package archive for http://github.com/wereturtle/
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~wereturtle/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmpr4fybzvw/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: /tmp/tmpr4fybzvw/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 653124679B3CCB19: public key " Launchpad PPA for wereturtle"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

Once you' ve added the repository, make sure you update them by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~#  apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease               
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.9 kB] 
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages [620 B]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [616 B]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease [89.2 kB]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [524 B]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease [89.2 kB]
Fetched 196 kB in 4s (44.8 kB/s)    
Reading package lists... Done

After you are through with the above two steps, you can easily install the Ghostwriter application. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install ghostwriter
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  myspell-dictionary
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ghostwriter
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 285 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/357 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,318 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package ghostwriter.
(Reading database ... 170562 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ghostwriter_1.5.0+ds1-1ppa1~zesty1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ghostwriter (1.5.0+ds1-1ppa1~zesty1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up ghostwriter (1.5.0+ds1-1ppa1~zesty1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...


After installation, go to search field on your Ubuntu Dashboard and type ghostwriter, the application icon gets displayed on your screen, click on it to launch Ghostwriter.

Once the application appears on your screen, you can start writing. There are several modes in Ghostwriter, so choose the one that is suitable for you.

With this, the installation of Ghostwriter comes to an end.

Tag : Linux app Ubuntu GhostWriter
FAQ
Q
What are the costs of ghostwriting?
A
Things have changed since we first published our GWI Ghostwriter FAQ regarding ghostwriting service rates. Pricing can vary widely. Costs have gone up over time, so we have to charge more lately.
Q
WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS KINDS OF GHOSTWRITING AND EDITING SERVICES?
A
They are often a freelance professional writer. A ghost will help you create your finished work. The beginnings of which may range from a brief outline with a handful of notes. To a nearly completed manuscript,
Q
1) WHAT IS A GHOST WRITER?
A
Ghost Writer, Inc. is a legitimate ghostwriting services agency. Ordinarly, a writer gets the full credit for his or her work. A ghost writer does not, although arrangements can be made where the ghost writer can receive partial credit or even full co-author status. The ghost writer takes payment to complete the client or author’s work, usually upfront in installments, rather than receiving the credit.
Q
WHAT KINDS OF GHOST WRITING CREDIT DO CLIENTS OR AUTHORS GIVE GHOSTWRITERS?
A
This can be a brief sentence on an acknowledgments page, stating “This book would not be possible without my Editor, So and So.” Also, if you want to give your ghost writer more credit, you can put on the book cover, “As told to So and So.
Q
What is the best alternative for this?
A
FocusWriter,Atom,Typora