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How to install QownNotes on Ubuntu 17.04

To install QownNotes on Ubuntu 17.04

QownNotes is a free, open-source and cross-platform notepad text editor which has markdown support, and also todo list manager. If needed, it can also be used along with notes application of ownCloud or Nextcloud. Apart from this, QownNotes is also packed with various other additional features and some of them are given below.

Features

  • Notes are stored as plain-text files
  • Supports synchronization of all notes over devices (desktop & mobile) with your ownCloud or Nextcloud sync client
  • The app can be operated with customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Support for scripting, including an online script repository where you can install scripts inside the application
  • It can be carried around ona portable USB stick
  • Support for Evernote import

Installing QownNotes

Before beginning the process of installation make sure you add the need repositories into your system as follows.


root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:pbek/qownnotes
 QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad with markdown support and ownCloud integration
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~pbek/+archive/ubuntu/qownnotes
Press \[ENTER\] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
 
gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmpbw\_gnuz6/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: /tmp/tmpbw\_gnuz6/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 54223C6547878405: public key " Launchpad PPA for Patrizio Bekerle"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

Once done, update the newly added repo by running the following command.


root@linuxhelp:~#  apt update Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease \[89.2 kB\]
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease                  
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata \[12.5 kB\]
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pbek/qownnotes/ubuntu zesty InRelease \[21.3 kB\] 
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons \[11.6 kB\]
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Fetched 268 kB in 2s (94.2 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

You can now install the QownNotes package by invoking the following command.


root@linuxhelp:~# apt install qownnotes Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  Qownnotes
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Setting up qownnotes (17.08.2-1ubuntu3ppa1~zesty1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...

QownNotes is now successfully installed. In order to open it, go to your Ubuntu dashboard and type QownNotes. The icon of the application gets displayed on your screen. Click on it to launch it.

The QownNotes application appears on your screen as follows.

With this, the installation of QownNotes on Ubuntu is complete.

Tag : QOwnNotes Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
how to Getting the path of the current note folder in qownnotes?
A
run the Parameters below,

/**
* QML wrapper to get the current note folder path
*
* @return the path of the current note folder
*/
QString currentNoteFolderPath();
Q
How to Building from GitHub in Qownnotes?
A
You can also build QOwnNotes yourself from the source code.
Checkout the code directly from the git repository:
git clone https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes.git -b master
cd QOwnNotes
git submodule update --init
Q
What were its features assosiated with it?
A
The app can be operated with customizable keyboard shortcuts Support for scripting, including an online script repository where you can install scripts inside the application It can be carrie
Q
That's the most sophisticated article about QOwnNotes I read so far. Great job!
A
You could also take a look at ThetaPad app(http://thetapad.com)! It is cross platform, simple and user friendly.
Q
Is this platform dependent?
A
QownNotes is a free, open-source and cross-platform notepad text editor which has markdown support, and also todo list manager.