Get RedNotebook for Ubuntu
Jonathan Wiltshire has created a repository for Ubuntu. You can use that repository and always get the latest RedNotebook version automatically. Enable the repository either by using a graphical or command line approach. If anything is unclear, just drop me a note in the forum.
New: Jonathan has enabled SSL for the repository, so you can now use https:// instead of http:// for maximum security (the apt-transport-https package, which is needed for that, is installed by default in Ubuntu)
Karmic Koala:
If you’re using Ubuntu Karmic, you find RedNotebook in the Software-Center. You can also install from command line by doing:
sudo apt-get install rednotebook
Deb Packages:
If you don’t want to use the repository, you can also directly navigate to the Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty, and Karmic directories and download the latest .deb files there.
Repository (Graphical Tools):
Instructions on adding a new repository can also be found in the Ubuntu Documentation.
- Open → → and select Third Party Software.
- Click to add a new repository.
- Enter the appropriate APT line for the RedNotebook repository.
deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu hardy/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu intrepid/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu jaunty/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu karmic/- Click and then click to save your changes.
- You might be notified that the information about available software is out-of-date. Click .
- A RedNotebook package from the new repository should now be available in your package manager.
GPG Key
As a security measure, the repository uses a GPG key to digitally sign the files. This makes it easy to check that the files have not been tampered with since their creation. In order for your package manager to be able to check this, you need the public key that corresponds to the signatures.
Download the GPG key. Then, click → → , select the Authentication tab, click and select the GPG key to be imported.
Repository (Command Line):
- Open a terminal and call
"sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list".
- Add the appropriate line to the opened file and save the file:
deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu hardy/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu intrepid/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu jaunty/deb http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu karmic/(If you have the apt-transport-https package installed, you can change the http to https for more security)
- Then type the following in a terminal to download the gpg key and install RedNotebook:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-key FF95D333
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rednotebook
Read about this in Linux Format. I had heard of it before but thought I’d give it a go.
Seems nice. One thing I would like to see is the ability to sync this to a central server and pull changes. This could easily be accomplished with scp. Essentially an option to sync so that if I work on it at work, then I can go home and pull down the changes. I wouldn’t mind using my own server if there was a place to set it up. Just a thought.
On my own I guess I can just write sync scripts run via cron although it would be nice if I could hook them to the startup and exit functions.
Comment by Benjamin — May 16, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
I think Conduit is a really good option for syncing the data. Give it a try. It’s pretty easy.
By the way: Please use the forum for any suggestions or discussions.
Comment by Jendrik — June 10, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
the link to the gpg key is not working
Comment by uphillarnie — June 24, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Thanks for the hint. Should be fixed now.
Comment by Jendrik — June 24, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
My fault, forgot to put it back after a server move. Fixed now
Comment by jmw — June 25, 2009 @ 9:10 am
and so it is. Thanks mate!
Comment by uphillarnie — June 25, 2009 @ 7:14 am
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I’ve created a team and a PPA (Personal package archive) repository for rednotebook:
https://launchpad.net/~rednotebook/+archive/ppaThis repo is deprecated. Please use the official one from above.
Comment by savvas — June 25, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I’m use Ubuntu 8.04 / Hardy (LTS version). Any package for Hardy?
Comment by Lutfi — June 26, 2009 @ 7:59 am
You can find a PPA (Personal Package Archive) for Hardy here:
https://launchpad.net/~rednotebook/+archive/ppa. Alternatively you can just install the latest deb: https://launchpad.net/~rednotebook/+archive/ppa/+files/rednotebook_0.7.4-1~ppahardy1_all.debThis repo is deprecated. Please use the official one from above.
Comment by Jendrik — June 26, 2009 @ 8:29 am
I installed RedNotebook on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) with the Graphical Tools Repository method ; the installation did work fine, but when I launch RedNotebook, I just have “Starting RedNotebook…” on a tab at the bottom of the screen, then it is closed, and then nothing no more.
What a pity for me, I was very interested by this application.
Any idea ? If it is not possible to solve, I will desinstall RedNotebook very soon.
Sorry for my english, I am french
Comment by chris — July 2, 2009 @ 8:19 am
Hi chris,
this problem is probably related to the bug filed here. Please read the instructions on how to solve it. To fix this error once and for all, can you please send me some files from the $HOME/.rednotebook directory? This way I can find out what caused the problem.
The files are
rednotebook.log
configuration.cfg
and if possible your data/ folder
To find the files, open your home directory, press and H to view the hidden files and open the .rednotebook directory.
You can either append the files to the bugreport at launchpad or send them to me directly via e-mail.
Please confirm if that approach fixed the problem for you.
As it turns out, this was a bug that already has been fixed in 0.7.5, so updating should fix the problem for all those experiencing the error.
Comment by Jendrik — July 2, 2009 @ 11:23 am
Thank you, Jendrik !
problem solved.
Comment by chris — July 2, 2009 @ 11:50 am
Recent problem with the latest version?
Err http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net jaunty/ rednotebook 0.8.2-1ubuntu1~jaunty1
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://robin.powdarrmonkey.net/ubuntu/jaunty/rednotebook_0.8.2-1ubuntu1~jaunty1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Comment by Hakan — August 14, 2009 @ 7:40 am
Sorry about that, the repository got messed up. You should do an update now and get version 0.8.3 (or, if I’ve got round to it, 0.8.4).
Comment by jmw — August 16, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
In addition to import and export option could we have a sync option(as in tomboy notes),so that we can sync it to a folder in the Ubuntu one folder….or an option to save my notes in the folder of our choice (in this case in my Ubuntu one) folder
Comment by manishmahabir — August 14, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
You can just do “Journal/File”->”Save as” to save your journal to a different location.
Comment by Jendrik — August 16, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
Hello.
I’m trying to install your application but I keep getting this message:
Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with –fix-missing?
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Comment by EB — August 15, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
If you’re running Jaunty, the repository has been broken – please apt-get update or use the graphical tools, and you should get 0.8.3.
Comment by jmw — August 16, 2009 @ 11:41 pm
Thank you. Went down the graphical tool route. Works great!
Comment by EB — August 19, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
Just curious if the Jaunty repo still broken? I’ve noticed that we are now two versions behind on Ubuntu, and I don’t see any updates showing up in the terminal running ” sudo apt-get-upgrade”, nor does it show up in Synaptic when I refesh the repos. Thanks!
Comment by JohnM — August 31, 2009 @ 9:32 am
The repo isn’t broken. The maintainer just doesn’t have too much time at the moment
Comment by Jendrik — August 31, 2009 @ 10:09 am
OK, thanks for your reply. Was just a little concerned as I keep getting those pop-ups about a new version when I open rednoteboook every day, but there wasn’t anything showing up in the repos, so just thought I’d ask.
Thanks again (both for your reply and your wonderful appplication)!
Comment by John M — August 31, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
Just compiled and installed from source package. Everything appears to be well, installed in proper directories and reports most up to date version, although my packaging skills are a bit rusty, it seems to have worked fine. Thanks for making it available!
Comment by John M — August 31, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
> You can just do “Journal/File”->”Save as” to save your journal to a different location.
is there an option to import the saved journal/file after i reinstall it?
Comment by manishmahabir — September 1, 2009 @ 4:17 am
Karmic official repo has an older version. Any way I can get the new version for Karmic?
Comment by Olivia — October 17, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
A new repo for Karmic is on its way. I guess Jonathan will be doing his magic soon
Comment by Jendrik — October 19, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
Thanks! I´ll be anxiously waiting for it
Comment by Olivia — October 19, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Good to know!
Comment by Javier — October 26, 2009 @ 2:40 am
[...] you find RedNotebook version 0.8.1. If you want to get a newer version, follow the instructions here to add the new Karmic [...]
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Rednotebook is installed but when I try to run the following exception occurs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/rednotebook”, line 11, in
import rednotebook.redNotebook
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rednotebook/redNotebook.py”, line 239, in
from rednotebook.gui.mainWindow import MainWindow
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rednotebook/gui/mainWindow.py”, line 60, in
from rednotebook.gui.exportAssistant import ExportAssistant
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rednotebook/gui/exportAssistant.py”, line 29, in
from rednotebook.gui import browser
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rednotebook/gui/browser.py”, line 31, in
import glib
ImportError: No module named glib
What should I do to fix this?
Thanks.
Comment by Brian Averill — November 22, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
Hi, for the moment you can just remove line 31 in browser.py (you will probably need sudo for that). The error will be fixed in version 0.9.0.
Comment by Jendrik — November 22, 2009 @ 3:38 pm
Thank you for your help. Rednotebook loads now. I am looking forward to making good use of it.
Comment by Brian Averill — November 23, 2009 @ 9:58 am
Installed fine in Koala via the software centre, thank you.
Comment by Vadim P. — December 14, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
Hello;
Just followed the command-line repository instructions for Ubuntu. Apart from MIT’s pgp site timing out on the first attempt, everything went smoothly. Anyway, you write:
“New in Version 0.8.9: You can now save your journals on a remote server. SSH, FTP and WebDAV…”
Have you looked at making this “couch-able” (couchdb) for use with eucalyptus-enabled servers? The reason I ask is that we’re looking at what it would take to roll out our own company’s cloud & eucalyptus seems to have momentum.
Regardless, thank you very much for this project,
-Craigo
Comment by Craigo — December 15, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately I don’t think I will find any time for such undertakings in the near future. I think this would require a whole lot of restructuring…
Cheers!
Comment by Jendrik — December 15, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
I just followed the instructions for adding the repository in ubuntu 9.10, got the gpg error, then added the key, update-manager found rednotebook and installed it but when I run the app, it still shows version 0.8.9.
Comment by Joe — December 23, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
try:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Comment by Jendrik — December 24, 2009 @ 1:08 pm