How to Install Turtl on Void Linux

Turtl is a free and open-source note-taking and bookmarking application that allows you to keep your data safe and synchronized across multiple devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Turtl on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Turtl, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Void Linux.
• A sudo user account on the system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before you can install Turtl, you need to install the following dependencies:

sudo xbps-install -S gtk+3-devel webkit2gtk-devel libsodium-devel asciidoc

Step 2: Download Turtl

You can download the latest version of Turtl from the official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/turtl/desktop/releases/download/v0.7.2/turtl-desktop-linux-0.7.2.tar.bz2

Step 3: Extract Turtl

Once the download is completed, extract the downloaded package using the following command:

tar -xvf turtl-desktop-linux-0.7.2.tar.bz2

Step 4: Install Turtl

After extracting the package, switch to the extracted directory:

cd turtl-desktop-linux-0.7.2

Then, run the following command to install Turtl:

sudo ./turtl-installer.sh

The installation process may take a few minutes to complete.

Step 5: Launch Turtl

After the installation is completed, you can launch Turtl from the applications menu or by running the following command in the terminal:

turtl

Turtl should start without any issues.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Turtl on your Void Linux system. You can now use Turtl to keep your notes and bookmarks synced across all your devices.

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