How to install nobleNote on Debian 8.3

To install nobleNote on Debian 8.3

nobleNote is an open source and lightweight application used for taking notes in the Linux desktop. It supports rich text editing and enables the users to synchronize the notes in both desktop and mobile by using Dropbox or cloud-based-sync software. This article explains the installation process of nobleNote in Debian.

Installing nobleNote

To install nobleNote, you need to add the repo to your system. Use the following command to open the sources.list file to which you should add the repo.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Once the file is opened, add the following lines to it.

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

After adding the repo, save and close.

Once it is done, update your sources.list file as follows.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease [145 kB]
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie InRelease           
Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release.gpg [2,373 B]
Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release [148 kB]                  
Ign http://ftp.debian.org stable InRelease                                        
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources [15.5 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources [32 B]         
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,408 B]
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages [32 B]
Get:8 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B]   
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2,704 B]
Get:10 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages [6,776 kB]
Get:11 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release.gpg [2,373 B] 
Get:12 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 2017-03-14-2025.02.pdiff [526 B]
Get:13 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 2017-03-14-2025.02.pdiff [526 B]
Get:14 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release [148 kB]            
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Get:21 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en [4,582 kB]                           
Fetched 23.4 MB in 3min 41s (106 kB/s)                                                          
Reading package lists... Done

Now is the time to install nobleNote. Use the following command for the same purpose.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install noblenote
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  noblenote
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 264 not upgraded.
Need to get 327 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,527 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main noblenote amd64 1.0.8-1 [327 kB]
Fetched 327 kB in 4s (71.6 kB/s)    
Selecting previously unselected package noblenote.
(Reading database ... 136761 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../noblenote_1.0.8-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking noblenote (1.0.8-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Setting up noblenote (1.0.8-1) ...

nobleNote has been installed, use your Activities search bar to find and launch the application.

Don' t you agree it was a simple installation process? nobleNote is also an easy to use application.