How To Install Go For It 1.4.5 On Linux Mint 18.3

To Install Go For It 1.4.5 On Linux Mint 18.3

Go For It is an open-source to-do list application having a simple interface and a built-in timer. The activity list is stored on todotxt.com and so, it is easy for the users to synchronize it with their mobile devices. Also worth mentioning, Go For It automatically archives the complemented tasks to the done list.

Installing Go For It

First, make sure you update the repositories by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp user # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                        
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                           
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]                     
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Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you need to add the required repository by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp user # add-apt-repository ppa:mank319/go-for-it
You are about to add the following PPA:
 NOTE: Please use the new, team-managed PPA instead:
https://launchpad.net/~go-for-it-team/+archive/ubuntu/go-for-it-daily

Go For It! is a simple and stylish productivity app, featuring a to-do list, merged with a timer that keeps your focus on the current task.

Website: http://manuel-kehl.de/projects/go-for-it
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~mank319/+archive/ubuntu/go-for-it
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/tmp.OGFgtZWIN1/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
3B574217
gpg: requesting key 3B574217 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 3B574217: public key " Launchpad PPA for Manuel Kehl"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)


Once it is done, you need to update the system again.

linuxhelp user # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                         
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                      
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                              
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                                   
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                                 
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mank319/go-for-it/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]                                
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                                         
Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                      
Get:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mank319/go-for-it/ubuntu xenial/main Sources [604 B]
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mank319/go-for-it/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [520 B]
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mank319/go-for-it/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [520 B]
Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mank319/go-for-it/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [344 B]
Fetched 20.0 kB in 2s (7,083 B/s) 
Reading package lists... Done

You can now install Go For It by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp user # apt-get install go-for-it
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Preparing to unpack .../go-for-it_1.4.7-0~142~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking go-for-it (1.4.7-0~142~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up go-for-it (1.4.7-0~142~ubuntu16.04.1) ...


Go For It has been installed, you can launch it from your Menu' s search-field.

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With this, the installation of Go For It comes to an end.


FAQ
Q
How to add the file to the repositaty?
A
Following command is used to
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:go-for-it-team/go-for-it-daily && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install go-for-it
Q
What is Flatpak?
A
Flatpak packages support multiple distributions and are sandboxed.

Stable releases are hosted on Flathub:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub de.manuel_kehl.go-for-it
Q
please share the link for debian?
A
refer the link as follow "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-go-programming-language-on-debian-8-6/".
Q
How to order to build Go For It?
A
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
make
sudo make install
Q
How to update the translation files?
A
Use the following commands to update the translation files:

mkdir build
cd build
make pot
make po