LinuxHub » download diary ubuntu http://linuxhub.net Making Linux Simple! Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:13:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 RedNoteBook: A graphical Diary for Ubuntu http://linuxhub.net/2009/08/rednotebook-a-graphical-diary-for-ubuntu/ http://linuxhub.net/2009/08/rednotebook-a-graphical-diary-for-ubuntu/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:03:00 +0000 Vivek http://linuxhub.net/?p=385 moleskine_red_128Have you ever felt the need for having a diary on your Ubuntu machine. RedNoteBook is one such application which will give you the option of having a journal running on your machine. RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries.

Features

  • Enter text for individual days and navigate using a fancy calendar
  • Add Categories to days and fill them with content
  • Tag your entries
  • Format your text bold, italic or underlined
  • Insert Images, files and links to websites
  • Links and mail addresses are recognized automatically
  • (Live-) Search
  • Automatic saving
  • Backup to zip archive
  • Word Clouds with most often used words and tags
  • Templates for each weekday and arbitrarily named ones
  • Export the journal to HTML, Latex or plain text
  • Graphical preferences dialog
  • You can have multiple journals
  • RedNotebook is open source software, you are free to use and redistribute it under the terms of the GPL
  • The data is stored in plain text files, no database is needed

Installation

Installation of RedNoteBook is pretty easy.

1. Go to System > Administration > Software Sources.

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2. Click the tab that reads Third-Party Software and click Add.

3. Add the following line

deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu jaunty/

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4. Download the GPG key for RedNoteBook (Link at the end of the post).

5. In order to import the key on the Software Sources window go to the tab that reads authentication.

6. Click import key and import the GPG key that you downloaded.

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7. Close the Software Sources window. On the consecutive window click Reload.

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8. Now we need to install RedNoteBook. Drop to a terminal window and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install rednotebook

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Depending on your connection speed the file will be downloaded and you should have rednotebook intalled. You can start rednotebook by going to:

Applications > Office > RedNoteBook

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Following is how it looks.

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GPG Key

Download GPG Key RedNoteBook

Home Page

http://digitaldump.wordpress.com/projects/rednotebook/

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