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How to install QOwnnotes On Ubuntu 16.04

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To install Qownnotes On Ubuntu 16.04

QOwnNotes is an open source and cross platform (GPL) plain-text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager. It works along with the notes application of ownCloud or Nextcloud. This tutorial sheds light on the installation of QOwnnotes on Ubuntu.

Features

  • Sub-string searching of notes is possible and search results are highlighted in the notes.
  • External changes of note files are watched (notes or note list are reloaded).
  • Restores trashed notes and older versions of your notes from your ownCloud server.
  • Dialog box to show the difference between current note and externally changed note.
  • Markdown highlighting of notes and a markdown preview mode.
  • Compatible with the notes web-application of ownCloud and mobile ownCloud notes applications
  • Support for freedesktop theme icons
  • Supports sharing notes on ownCloud server
  • Theming support for the markdown syntax highlighting.
  • Supports hierarchical note tagging and note subfolders

Installing Qownnotes

The initial step is to add the Qownnotes package into repository via PPA. Use the following command for the same purpose.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:pbek/qownnotes
 Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpu_r_swgx/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpu_r_swgx/pubring.gpg'  created
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once it is done, update the machine with the help of following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/clipgrab-team/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease                
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.
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Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Fetched 333 kB in 4s (75.9 kB/s)   
Reading package lists... Done


Once it is done, install the QOwnnote package.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install qownnotes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libqt5xmlpatterns5
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Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libqt5xmlpatterns5:amd64 (5.5.1-2build1) ...
Setting up qownnotes (17.02.6-1ubuntu3ppa1~xenial1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...


Open the QOwnnotes from Ubuntu dashboard.
search
Qownnotes

Type text documents in Qownnotes.
text_documents_in Qownnotes


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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

Does the QOwnnotes supports themes?

A

Yes, It supports theming for the markdown syntax highlighting.

Q

Does the Encryption technique is used in the QOwnnotes?

A

Yes, It has encryption of notes (AES-256 is built in or you can use custom encryption methods like Keybase.io (encryption-keybase.qml) or PGP (encryption-pgp.qml))

Q

It is possible to restore the Trashed notes?

A

Yes, It is possible in QOwnNotes. Trashed notes can be restored from your ownCloud / Nextcloud server

Q

Need for some similar tools for Qownnotes?

A

There are so many similar tools for this and best
try Notepad++, simplenote, CherryTree, Standard Notes

Q

What language are available in QOwnNotes?

A

QOwnNotes is available in many different languages like English, German, French, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Dutch and Spanish.

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