How To Install keepnote on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepnote on Ubuntu 18.04. keepnote is cross-platform note-taking and organization application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepnote on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is keepnote

keepnote is:

With KeepNote, you can store your class notes, TODO lists, research notes, journal entries, paper outlines, etc in a simple notebook hierarchy with rich-text formatting, images, and more. Using full-text search, you can retrieve any note for later reference.

KeepNote is designed to be cross-platform (implemented in Python and PyGTK) and stores your notes in simple and easy to manipulate file formats (HTML and XML). Archiving and transferring your notes is as easy as zipping or copying a folder.

There are three methods to install keepnote on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install keepnote Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install keepnote using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install keepnote

Install keepnote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install keepnote using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install keepnote

Install keepnote Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install keepnote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install keepnote

How To Uninstall keepnote on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the keepnote package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove keepnote

Uninstall keepnote And Its Dependencies

To uninstall keepnote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove keepnote

Remove keepnote Configurations and Data

To remove keepnote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge keepnote

Remove keepnote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove keepnote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keepnote

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install keepnote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.