Joplin is a free and open-source note-taking and to-do application that can run on various platforms, including Linux. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Joplin on the latest version of Fedora Server using the command line
Before starting, make sure that you have the following:
Before installing any new package, it is recommended to update the system to the latest package versions.
To do that, open the Terminal and type the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the process to complete.
Joplin requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before installing it.
To install them, run the following command:
sudo dnf install -y wget tar gzip xdg-utils libXScrnSaver libXss libgtk-3 libnotify libappindicator-gtk3 libsecret
After installing the required dependencies, it's time to download and install Joplin.
Run the following command to download Joplin:
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Joplin_install_and_update.sh | bash
This will download and execute the Joplin_install_and_update.sh script, which will download and extract the latest version of Joplin.
Once the download is complete, you will see a message indicating that Joplin has been installed successfully.
To launch Joplin, you can either search for it in the application menu or run the following command in the Terminal:
joplin
If this is the first time you are launching Joplin, you will be prompted to set up your profile and sync options. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Joplin is continually updated to fix bugs and add new features, and it's always a good practice to update it regularly.
To update Joplin, navigate to the Joplin directory by typing the following command:
cd ~/.joplin/
Then run the following command to update Joplin:
./Joplin.AppImage update
This will download and install the latest version of Joplin.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Joplin on Fedora Server Latest. Now you can start using Joplin to take notes and manage your to-do lists.
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