How to Install DailyNotes on Elementary OS Latest

DailyNotes is a note-taking app that is available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install DailyNotes on Elementary OS Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to ensure that your system has the necessary packages to build and run DailyNotes. To do this, open the Terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libsqlite3-dev valac meson

This command will install the required packages that we need to install DailyNotes.

Step 2: Download and Install

After installing the required packages, you can now download and install DailyNotes from the following GitHub link:

https://github.com/m0ngr31/DailyNotes

You can download the source code as a ZIP file or clone the repository to your system. Once you have downloaded the source code, extract it to a directory.

Step 3: Build and Install DailyNotes

Now that you have downloaded the source code, you can build and install DailyNotes. To do this, navigate to the directory where you extracted the source code, and run the following commands:

meson build --prefix=/usr
cd build
ninja
sudo ninja install

The above commands will build and install DailyNotes on your Elementary OS Latest system.

Step 4: Run DailyNotes

After installation, you can run DailyNotes by going to the Applications menu and searching for DailyNotes. Alternatively, you can run the following command in the Terminal:

daily-notes

This will launch the DailyNotes app, and you can start using it to take notes.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DailyNotes on your Elementary OS Latest system.

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