How to install Everpad Client in Ubuntu

Everpad is a fantastic tool for work, but it is also a great tool outside of the workspace. It is an open-source client for the note taking. Although there isn’t an official Everpad client available for Linux, by installing Wine, you can use the exact Everpad client. This article describes “how to install Everpad client in Ubuntu”

It supports Unity Lens which allows you to search through your Everpad, then click to open them for additional editing. From the application, you can create and manage all of your Everpad from one single place.

Installing Everpad

To install Everpad, we require Everpad ppa  from repository. Then, use the following command –

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa

The sample output should be like this –

PPA with everpad
   More info: https://launchpad.net/~nvbn-rm/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpff_ja6r4/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpff_ja6r4/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 9C8631BA from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpff_ja6r4/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 9C8631BA: public key "Launchpad PPA for nvbn" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:                imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

Now to update Linux package indexes, use the following command –

$ sudo apt-get update

The sample output should be like this –

Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [181 B]
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [782 B]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages [1,221 B]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Get:5 http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
Get:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources [109 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease

To install everpad, use the following command –

$ sudo apt-get install everpad

The sample output should be like this –

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
   libbs2b0 libopusfile0 libqmmp-misc libqmmpui0 libsidplayfp
   linux-headers-4.2.0-27 linux-headers-4.2.0-27-generic
   linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-27-generic
   linux-signed-image-4.2.0-27-generic php7.0-opcache
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
   gtk2-engines-pixbuf libpyside1.2 libshiboken1.2 libtidy-0.99-0
   python-beautifulsoup python-feedparser python-html2text python-magic
   python-oauth2 python-pyside.qtcore python-pyside.qtgui
   python-pyside.qtnetwork python-pyside.qtwebkit python-pysqlite2 python-regex
   python-sqlalchemy python-sqlalchemy-ext python-support python-unity-singlet
   python-utidylib
Suggested packages:
   python-pysqlite2-doc python-pysqlite2-dbg python-sqlalchemy-doc
   python-psycopg2 python-mysqldb python-kinterbasdb python-pymssql
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   everpad gtk2-engines-pixbuf libpyside1.2 libshiboken1.2 libtidy-0.99-0
   python-beautifulsoup python-feedparser python-html2text python-magic
   python-oauth2 python-pyside.qtcore python-pyside.qtgui
   python-pyside.qtnetwork python-pyside.qtwebkit python-pysqlite2 python-regex
   python-sqlalchemy python-sqlalchemy-ext python-support python-unity-singlet
   python-utidylib
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To open Everpad, use the following command –

$ everpad

The sample output should be like this –

Congratulations! Now, you know “How to install Everpad Client in Ubuntu ”. We’ll learn more about these types of commands in our next Linux post. Keep reading!