Zim is a desktop wiki that allows you to organize your notes, thoughts, and ideas in a user-friendly and efficient manner. It is an open-source software that is available for various platforms, including Linux.
Fedora CoreOS is a minimal operating system designed for containerized workloads. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Zim on Fedora CoreOS.
Before installing any new package or software, it is always advisable to update the system to ensure that the latest security patches and bug fixes are installed. To update the system, run the following command:
sudo rpm-ostree update
Zim requires some dependencies to be present on the system before installation. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo dnf install gtk3-devel gtksourceview3-devel python3-gobject gobject-introspection-devel pango-devel enchant-devel intltool
Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to install Zim. Run the following command to install Zim:
sudo dnf install zim
The installation is now complete, and you can launch Zim by running the following command:
zim
You will see a welcome message on the screen. Click on the "Create a new notebook" button to create a new notebook.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Zim on Fedora CoreOS. Once you have installed Zim, you can start using it to organize your notes and ideas. If you face any issues during the installation process, please let us know in the comments.
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