How to install Gitbook on linuxmint-18.03

To install Gitbook on linuxmint-18.03
GitBook Editor is a cross-platform GUI application, and its primary function is to bring the workflow of GitBook to your desktop. the features of git book thought-out interface for editing the text, you can enter Markdown and work side by side with its live preview, integrated Git controls, a table of contents panel, a file tree panel, and quick formatting buttons for easy document structuring.

Installation

Download the Gitbook application using wget command as shown

linuxhelp ~ # wget http://downloads.editor.gitbook.com/download/linux-64-bit
--2018-06-23 15:14:36--  http://downloads.editor.gitbook.com/download/linux-64-bit
Resolving downloads.editor.gitbook.com (downloads.editor.gitbook.com)... 34.225.24.230, 52.1.35.184, 34.232.181.106, ...
Connecting to downloads.editor.gitbook.com (downloads.editor.gitbook.com)|34.225.24.230|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 42841838 (41M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ linux-64-bit’ 

linux-64-bit                100%[=========================================> ]  40.86M  1.05MB/s    in 70s     

2018-06-23 15:15:46 (599 KB/s) - ‘ linux-64-bit’  saved [42841838/42841838]

Install the Gitbook application using the gdebi command.

linuxhelp ~ # gdebi linux-64-bit 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done

GitBook Editor
 Write and publish books
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
Selecting previously unselected package gitbook-editor.
(Reading database ... 221223 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack linux-64-bit ...
Unpacking gitbook-editor (7.0.12) ...
Setting up gitbook-editor (7.0.12) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Log in to the Gitbook application or else signup


With this, the method to install Gitbook on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

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FAQ
Q
Where does GitBook store user data ?
A
All user data and content is stored in the US on Google Cloud.

Some content (e.g: HTML pages) may be cached by our CDN in other countries to improve end-user performance.
Q
Does the GitBook exports to PDF?
A
The new version of GitBook no longer supports exporting to PDF and other ebooks format. A lot of rich-content does not translate well from the Web to PDF. GitBook will expose a developer API
Q
How to use my previous GitBook.com account?
A
Yes, you can login using the same credentials you used on legacy.gitbook.com (email/password, Google or GitHub login).
Q
How to edit my content in Gitbook?
A
Any text editor should work! But we advise using the GitBook Editor. legacy.gitbook.com also provides a web version of this editor.
Q
Can I customize/theme the output in Gitbook?
A
Yes, both the website and ebook outputs can be customized using themes.