Writing is a simple and lightweight Markdown editor for Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Writing on MXLinux Latest.
Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Open the Terminal on your MXLinux system.
Update the package repository by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Install the required dependencies for Writing by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libnotify-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libenchant-dev
Download Writing by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/josephernest/writing/releases/download/v1.5.5/writing-1.5.5-x86_64.AppImage
This command will download the latest version of Writing for 64-bit systems. If you have a 32-bit system, replace "x86_64" with "i386" in the URL.
Make the downloaded file executable by running the following command:
chmod +x writing-1.5.5-x86_64.AppImage
Finally, launch Writing by running the following command:
./writing-1.5.5-x86_64.AppImage
This will start Writing on your MXLinux system.
(Optional) Create a desktop shortcut for Writing:
To create a desktop shortcut for Writing, right-click on the desktop and select "Create Launcher". In the "Command" field, enter the path to the Writing executable file (e.g., /home/user/writing-1.5.5-x86_64.AppImage). Give your launcher a name and click on "OK". You can now launch Writing from the desktop shortcut.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Writing on MXLinux Latest. Writing is a simple yet useful Markdown editor that can help you write your documents more efficiently. We hope this tutorial was useful to you.
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