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I'm trying to install keepnote on Ubuntu 20.04. I tried the normal way by running

sudo apt-get install keepnote

But I got the error

E: unable to locate package keepnote

I tried installing with a .deb install but then i get error messages saying

E: unable to locate package <name of 3 packages keepnote depends on>

I tried adding the native Kali Linux dependencies since I know it works on Kali. I also set my server to the best one through the Software & Updates application. I also tried installing the dependencies separately but nothing seems to work.

How can I install keepnote successfully in 20.04?

Kulfy
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NewUbuntuUser
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KeepNote does not work on 20.04, without installing obsolete software to make it work. Also, KeepNote was last updated in 2012.

Try CherryTree. It's a flatpak app, and it's installable from the Software store, and it'll import your old KeepNote database files.

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file. Cherrytree is not just about having a place to write notes and to-do items and keeping them organized, it's also a place you can store links, pictures, tables, even entire documents. It can be your one program for all the miscellaneous information you have and want to keep. All those little bits of information you have scattered around your hard drive can be conveniently placed into a Cherrytree document where you can easily find it.

The Main Features:

 • Rich Text supporting Images, Tables, Code Boxes, Hyperlinks and Anchors, Spell Check, Lists
 • Syntax Highlighting supporting many programming languages
 • Password Protection, Powerful Find and Replace utilities, TOC generator
 • Print, Save as PDF, Export to HTML, Export to Plain Text
 • Import from Several other Note Taking Applications

CherryTree home page: https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/

KeepNote home page: http://keepnote.org/

heynnema
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The keepnote package depends on python2, which is now obsolete.

But you still can install it using packages from previous Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release with commands below:

cd ~/Downloads
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-gtk2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./python-gtk2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-glade2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./python-glade2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/k/keepnote/keepnote_0.7.8-1.1_all.deb
sudo apt-get install ./keepnote_0.7.8-1.1_all.deb

and then use it as before.

N0rbert
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