How to Install Benotes on Manjaro

Benotes is an open-source note-taking software designed for personal and professional use. It provides a simple and user-friendly interface and allows you to create, edit and organize your notes efficiently. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Benotes on Manjaro Linux.

Before you begin

Make sure that your Manjaro system is up to date and you have administrative privileges to install packages.

Install Benotes using AUR (Arch User Repository)

  1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard.

  2. Run the following command to update the system package list:

    sudo pacman -Syu
    
  3. Install Git and Base-devel packages by running the following command:

    sudo pacman -S git base-devel
    
  4. Clone the AUR repository of Benotes by running the following command:

    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/benotes.git
    
  5. Change the working directory to the Benotes directory that you just downloaded using the following command:

    cd benotes
    
  6. Build and install Benotes by running the following command:

    makepkg -si
    
  7. Wait for the installation process to complete. Once the installation is finished, you can start using Benotes by either searching for it in the applications menu or by launching it from the Terminal by running the following command:

    benotes
    

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Benotes on Manjaro Linux using the AUR repository. You should now be able to create, edit, and organize your notes using the Benotes application on your Manjaro system.

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