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How To Install Zim editor On linuxmint-18.03

To Install Zim editor On linuxmint-18.03

Zim is a lightweight and open-source graphical text editor which is built to maintain a collection of locally stored wiki-pages. Wiki-page contains text with links to other wiki-pages, attachments, simple formatting, and images.


Installation

Add the repository of Zim editor using PPA

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:jaap.karssenberg/zim
You are about to add the following PPA:
This is the repository for new releases of the Zim Desktop Wiki (http://zim-wiki.org)
More info: https://launchpad.net/~jaap.karssenberg/+archive/ubuntu/zim
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
Executing: /tmp/tmp.siQMWJo6co/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
8F7DF243
gpg: requesting key 8F7DF243 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 8F7DF243: public key " Launchpad PPA for Jaap Karssenberg"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)


Update the system repository

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [11.5 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jaap.karssenberg/zim/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]            
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                             
Get:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial/partner amd64 Packages [3,124 B]                
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]                       
Get:6 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial/partner i386 Packages [3,124 B]                 
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                          
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease [23.9 kB]                      
Get:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release [24.2 kB]                            
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Get:39 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [16.4 kB]       
Get:40 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [15.5 kB]        
Get:41 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse Translation-en [8,344 B]       
Get:42 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main amd64 Packages [4,844 B]           
Get:43 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main i386 Packages [4,836 B]            
Get:44 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [7,400 B]       
Get:45 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en [3,996 B]       
Fetched 5,948 kB in 20s (286 kB/s)                                                               
Reading package lists... Done

Now install the zim editor using following commands.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install zim
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree    
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required
libcurl3 libmcrypt4
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
Suggested packages
bzr graphviz scrot dvipng
Recommended packages
python-gtkspellcheck

The following NEW packages will be installed

  zim
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 357 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,103 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,671 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jaap.karssenberg/zim/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 zim all 0.68~ubuntu16.04.1 [1,103 kB]
Fetched 1,103 kB in 14s (75.9 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package zim.
(Reading database ... 220864 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../zim_0.68~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking zim (0.68~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up zim (0.68~ubuntu16.04.1) ...

After the installation, you can access the application from the menu as follows


with this, the method to Install Zim editor On linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
Can I have full calendaring in zim?
A
Well, if you really want to, you can use zim as your agenda. However, the Calendar feature is more intended to keep various kinds of journals or logbooks. I'm very hesitant to add calendaring features because these are usually tied to email applications. I admit that it would be really cool to link notes, emails and appointments, but I have no plans to extend zim to become an email reader.
Q
How do I create a new page in Zim editor?
A
You can just link non-existing pages. If you follow such a link the page will be created automatically when needed.
Q
How to install Zim editor on ParrotOS?
A
For the installation of the Zim editor on ParrotOS, use the following link as given below
"https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-zim-editor-on-parrot-os-3-9/"
Q
How do I organize my pages in a tree structure in Zim editor?
A
You can organize your pages by grouping them in sections. To do so you put pages as sub-pages of a top level page. The ":" character is used to separate the page levels in the page name. Thus if you link to "foo:bar" you will link to the page called "bar" as a sub-page of the "foo" section. Just link a non-existing page and follow the link to create it. See Pages for more information.
Q
Why do some pages not disappear from the index after deleting them in Zim editor?
A
The index keeps pages that are linked by other pages even if you delete them. To completely remove them you also need change any page linking them.