How to install Joplin on FreeBSD Latest

Joplin is a free, open-source note-taking and to-do application that can be used to store your notes, to-do lists, and other important information. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Joplin on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A machine running FreeBSD Latest
• Superuser privileges (sudo access)

Step 1: Install the dependencies

Before we start installing Joplin, we need to make sure that our system has all the necessary dependencies installed. To do this, we'll use the pkg package manager that comes with FreeBSD.

1. Open the terminal application by pressing ctrl + alt + t on your keyboard.

2. Run the following command to update the package manager:

   sudo pkg update
   

3. Run the following command to install the dependencies required for Joplin:

   sudo pkg install node npm graphicsmagick
   

Step 2: Download Joplin

1. Open your web browser and visit the Joplin website at https://joplinapp.org/.

2. Click on the "Download" button in the top right corner of the page.

3. Scroll down to the "FreeBSD" section of the page and click on the "FreeBSD Download" link.

4. Save the downloaded file to your desired location. For example, let's say we saved the file to the Downloads directory on our system.

Step 3: Install Joplin

1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you saved the downloaded file. In our case, the Downloads directory.

   cd ~/Downloads
   

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   tar -zxvf joplin-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz
   

   Note: Replace "YYYY-MM-DD" with the current version of Joplin.

3. Change into the extracted directory:

   cd joplin-YYYY-MM-DD
   

4. Install Joplin using the following command:

   sudo npm install -g joplin
   

Step 4: Launch Joplin

1. To launch Joplin, enter the following command in your terminal window:

   joplin
   

2. The first time you launch Joplin, you will be prompted to create a new profile. Follow the prompts to set up your account.

3. Once you have created your profile, you can start using Joplin to create and manage your notes.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Joplin on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start using Joplin to take notes, manage your to-do lists and other important information.

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