Joplin is an open-source note-taking and to-do application that can be used to organize and manage your notes, tasks, and projects. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Joplin on OpenBSD.
To follow this tutorial, you will need:
Before installing any new software, it’s important to have an updated system. To update the system, open the terminal and run the following command:
doas pkg_add -u
Wait for the update process to complete before moving on.
Joplin is built on Node.js, so you need to install Node.js first. Run the following command to install Node.js and its package manager npm:
doas pkg_add node
This will install Node.js and npm on your OpenBSD system.
You can download Joplin from the official website at https://joplinapp.org/.
Once you login to the website click on the 'Download' button on the front page.
Select the file according to your system requirements for the OpenBSD platform.
After the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded file, and extract it. You can use the following command to extract the file:
tar -xzvf joplin-*.tar.gz
Replace * with the version number of the downloaded file.
After extracting, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command to start Joplin:
./Joplin.AppImage
You will see a screen that asks if you want to create a desktop shortcut. Click on "Yes" if you want Joplin to be available on your desktop.
Now, Joplin is ready to use. You can start taking your notes and organizing your tasks right away.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Joplin on OpenBSD. Joplin is a great productivity tool that can help you organize and manage your notes, tasks, and projects. With this tutorial, you can install Joplin quickly and easily and start working on your notes today.
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