How to Install Journal on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing Journal on Elementary OS Latest. Journal is a simple and easy-to-use journal application that lets you keep track of your daily life events, thoughts, and memories. Journal is available on GitHub and free to use.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• Elementary OS Latest installed on your computer.
• A working internet connection.

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git on your computer. Git is a version control system that's required to download the Journal application from GitHub. To install Git, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

Step 2: Download Journal

After Git is installed, we can proceed and download Journal from GitHub. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/inoda/journal.git

This will download the Journal application files to your computer.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Journal requires some dependencies to run. To install these dependencies, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install gir1.2-gtk-3.0 libgnome-keyring-dev libnotify-bin libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

This will install the required dependencies that Journal needs to run.

Step 4: Install Journal

Now that Journal and its dependencies are downloaded, we can install it. Navigate to the Journal directory that was downloaded in step 2 by running the following command:

cd journal

Once you're in the Journal directory, run the following command to install Journal:

sudo make install

This will install Journal on your computer.

Step 5: Launch Journal

Now that Journal is installed, you can launch it from the Applications menu. Simply click on the Applications button on the bottom left of your screen, and type "journal" in the search box. Click on the Journal icon to launch the application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we installed Journal on Elementary OS Latest. Journal is a simple and easy-to-use journal application that lets you keep track of your daily life events, thoughts, and memories. With Journal, you can easily record your memories and keep track of your progress.

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