Footnote: Eyecandy note taking app from Elementary OS

Footnote is an eycandy, fast, and simple note taking app from Elementary OS team, this app allows you to take notes efficiently and helps keep them organized. It also support exporting your notes to pdf format for record keeping.

Installing Footnote in Ubuntu.


Add this ppa for the dependencies:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nemequ/sqlheavy

• sudo apt-get update
  

Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 can get Footnote from elementary-os daily build ppa.

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily

• sudo apt-get update
  

Install footnote:

• sudo apt-get install footnote

Note: Footnote 0.1 is still in development phase, consequently, the app is  unstable  and not suitable for mission critical purposes.

Report Bugs to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/footnote

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Rainlendar: A Customizable Desktop Calendar, Install and Configure It on Ubuntu 11.10!

Rainlendar is a feature rich calendar application that is easy to use and doesn't take much space on your desktop. The appearance can be customized with skins and you can even mix different skins together. And fortunately, you can run it on Linux including Ubuntu natively. So, today I'd like to show you how to install and configure Rainlendar on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.

Installing Rainlendar

First thing first, you need to download its installer here. Once downloaded, double-click the download *.deb file or type the following command on Terminal:

• sudo dpkg -i rainlendar2-lite_2.9.b111-1_i386.deb
• sudo apt-get -f install

Automaticaly run Rainlendar when computer starts
Click on the settings menu and choose "Startup Applications".

In the "Startup Applications Preferences" click "Add" and type "rainlendar2" in the "command" field. Fill in the other fields with anything you like.

Configuring Rainlendar
To configure Rainlendar, just right-click on Rainlendar area and then choose "Options ...:.

Adding skin
Rainlendar can be customized with skins, you can download them here, once downloaded, extract its content to "/home/username/.config/.rainlendar2/skins". Now, you can activate your newly skin from Rainlendar options.

Regards :)

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