How to install Joplin on Alpine Linux Latest

Joplin is a free and open-source note-taking and to-do app available on multiple platforms. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to install Joplin on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest
• Access to a terminal or command-line interface

Step 1: Update Package Database

First, you need to update the package database to ensure your system has the latest package information:

sudo apk update

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Joplin requires several dependencies to run properly. You need to install them before installing Joplin:

sudo apk add bash coreutils curl grep libstdc++ nodejs openssl tar wget

Step 3: Download Joplin

Joplin comes in a tarball format. Navigate to the Joplin's download page to grab the latest version of Joplin.

wget -O joplin.tar.gz https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v1.8.5/joplin-1.8.5-linux64.tar.gz

Step 4: Unpack Joplin

After downloading Joplin, you need to unpack it to a directory of your choice:

mkdir Joplin && tar xvzf joplin.tar.gz -C Joplin

This will create a Joplin directory in your current working directory and unpack the Joplin files into it.

Step 5: Run Joplin

You can now run Joplin by navigating to the Joplin directory and executing the joplin binary:

cd Joplin
./joplin

This will launch Joplin in the terminal. You can configure Joplin and start taking notes.

Conclusion

Now you know how to install Joplin on Alpine Linux Latest. Joplin is a great note-taking app that offers security and backup features like encryption and synchronization with popular cloud services.

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