How To Install xournalpp on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xournalpp on Ubuntu.

What is `xournalpp`

xournalpp is:

Xournal++ is a handwritten note taking program with the target of flexibility, functionality and speed. The stroke recognizer and other parts are based on Xournal, which you can find at Sourceforge. It supports GNU/Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS, and Windows 10. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets.

Features:

Supports pressure senstive styluses and digital pen tables (e.g. Wacom, Huion, XP Pen, etc. tablets)
Paper backgrounds for notetaking, scratch paper, or whiteboarding
Annotate on top of PDFs
Export to a variety of formats including SVG, PNG and PDF, both from the GUI and command line
Different drawing tools (e.g.pen, highlighter) and stroke styles (e.g. solid, dotted)
Shape drawing (line, arrow, circle, rectangle, spline)
Fill shape functionality
Shape resizing and rotation
Rotation and grid snapping for precise alignment of objects
Input stabilization for smoother writing/drawing
Text tool for adding text in different fonts, colors and sizes
Enhanced support for image insertion
Eraser with multiple configurations
LaTeX support (requires a working LaTeX installation) with customizeable template
Sidebar with Page Previews with advanced page sorting, PDF Bookmarks and Layers (can be individually hidden/edited)
Allows maping different tools/colors etc. to stylus/mouse buttons
Customizeable toolbar with multiple configurations, e.g. to optimize toolbar for portrait/landscape
Page Template definitions
Bug reporting, autosave, and auto backup tools
Audio recording and playback alongside with handwritten notes
Multi language support (over 20 languages supported)
Plugins using Lua scripting

There are three methods to install xournalpp on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xournalpp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xournalpp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xournalpp

Install xournalpp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xournalpp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xournalpp

Install xournalpp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xournalpp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xournalpp

How To Uninstall xournalpp on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xournalpp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xournalpp

Uninstall xournalpp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xournalpp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xournalpp

Remove xournalpp Configurations and Data

To remove xournalpp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xournalpp

Remove xournalpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xournalpp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xournalpp

Dependencies

xournalpp have the following dependencies:

References

xournalpp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xournalpp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.