In this article, we will learn How to install Laverna Note Taking App in Ubuntu 18.04. Laverna is a great option for an open source note app, Markdown editor, and Evernote applications. You can also use this application as a code editor. It is a Java-based application and is licensed under the MPL-2 license. It’s a cross-platform application available for major operating systems i.e. Linux, Microsoft Windows.
Follow the below steps to install Laverna Note Taking App in Ubuntu 18.04 – The best alternative to Evernote:
Before starting the installation of Laverna Note Taking App, update the package and repository of Ubuntu 18.04 using the command given below.
itsmarttricks@mangesh:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for itsmarttricks: Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS _Bionic Beaver_ - Release amd64 (20180725) bionic InRelease Err:2 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS _Bionic Beaver_ - Release amd64 (20180725) bionic Release Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB] Hit:5 http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable InRelease
After updating the Packages & Repositories now we have to download the Laverna Note Taking App from its official website. So use the below command to download the same.
itsmarttricks@mangesh:~$ wget https://github.com/Laverna/laverna/releases/download/0.7.51/laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip --2019-04-25 22:18:29-- https://github.com/Laverna/laverna/releases/download/0.7.51/laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.112, 192.30.253.113 Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.112|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found 2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.138.147|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 51995508 (50M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: ‘laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip’ laverna-0.7.51-linu 100%[===================>] 49.59M 2.05MB/s in 27s 2019-04-25 22:19:00 (1.83 MB/s) - ‘laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip’ saved [51995508/51995508]
As you can see below I have already downloaded the Laverna Note Taking App .deb package. Refer to the output below.
itsmarttricks@mangesh:~$ ls -l laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 itsmarttricks itsmarttricks 51995508 Oct 1 2017 laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip
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As we have downloaded the Laverna Note Taking App package in ZIP format, we must extract the package to install it. So use the following command.
itsmarttricks@mangesh:~$ unzip laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip Archive: laverna-0.7.51-linux-x64.zip inflating: blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak inflating: content_resources_200_percent.pak inflating: content_shell.pak inflating: icudtl.dat inflating: laverna inflating: libffmpeg.so inflating: libnode.so inflating: LICENSE inflating: LICENSES.chromium.html inflating: resources/app/node_modules/serve-static/package.json inflating: resources/app/node_modules/serve-static/README.md inflating: resources/app/package.json inflating: resources/app/preload.js inflating: resources/app/server.js inflating: resources/default_app.asar inflating: resources/electron.asar inflating: snapshot_blob.bin inflating: ui_resources_200_percent.pak extracting: version inflating: views_resources_200_percent.pak finishing deferred symbolic links: resources/app/node_modules/electron-window-state/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp -> ../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js resources/app/node_modules/serve-static/node_modules/send/node_modules/.bin/mime -> ../mime/cli.js
Laverna Note Taking App is a portable application so you do not need to install it. Only run the given script to open the application. So now after removing the package, you get a script named “laverna”. Use the following command to run a script file to open the Laverna Note Taking App.
itsmarttricks@mangesh:~$ sudo ./laverna
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