Is there a Linux equivalent to Microsoft Onenote?

[DevilsRejection]

I do not use the tablet functionality since well... I do not have a tablet lol. But I do enjoy the many features that one note brings me as an application for taking down notes in class, jotting random thoughts, and a clipboard on steroids.

So is there anything remotely similar to OneNote for Linux?

BTW: This is my first time messing around with Linux so expect to see a lot of me in this forum I'm still downloading the Ubuntu 5.10 DVD, going to throw it on my IBM Thinkpad X40 tonight.

[suRoot]

I don't think you'll find anything quite linke onenote, however you may want to try tomboy. I've found it to be an acceptable replacement on my desktop.

sudo apt-get install tomboy

[DevilsRejection]

Originally Posted by suRoot I don't think you'll find anything quite linke onenote, however you may want to try tomboy. I've found it to be an acceptable replacement on my desktop. sudo apt-get install tomboy

I see that all the time, the sudo apt-get install XXX

Where do I type that in? Where does the program install to? Will there be a shortcut created for me somewhere? How do I launch the application from there?

I googled TomBoy, and it definitly doesn't look like it would satisfy my needs.

[suRoot]

You run apt-get from a console. Main Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal

sudo = gives you administrative (root) rights which you need to install software

apt-get = the debian package management system

install = duh!

XXXX = package name

Installation varies by program, but generally things get thrown in to /usr/bin/ (or /bin or /usr/local/bin).

Menu entries, again, vary by program. If you look through the sub-menus under the main menu you should be able to find it. If all else fails, you can run programs from the terminal by entering their name, eg. tomboy.

[darknuala]

tomboy is definitely not One Note.

Here's a couple of ideas

www.wordpress.org
http://hnb.sourceforge.net/
http://knowit.sourceforge.net/

But nothing compares to One Note in that area

[matthewstory]

Ubuntu provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the Debian apt-get protocal, called synaptic, if you're not familiar with Command Line Interface (CLI) it might be easier to use the Synaptic GUI to get a handle on how apt-get works before jumping into CLI apt-get.

you can find synaptic here:
SYSTEM > ADMINISTRATION > SYNAPTIC PACKAGE MANAGER

Once you've opened synaptic you can access the synaptic users guide through
HELP > CONTENTS
and there are also plenty of other how-to and documents in the wiki and on various other parts of the ubuntu website. And for more information on apt-get CLI and apt-get in general visit the debian site on it at: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html

I would eventually get used to CLI, so many of the best programs for linux don't come with a GUI, and if a particular program you need doesn't come wrapped in a debian package, then the command line is the only way to compile the source and build the program. CLI is our friend.

cheers,
matt

[DevilsRejection]

Let me get my feet wet first before I start downloading and compiling source. After all, I am getting Ubuntu because it is supposed to be a friendly distro.

[23meg]

The closest app to Onenote for tablets that I've found is Gournal.

[DevilsRejection]

Well can you use a keyboard with it tho?

EDIT: Just went to the website. And I quote: "It's designed for usage with a stylus, not a mouse or keyboard."

[23meg]

You can still enter text into it but it's really designed with tablet use in mind. Other things you should check out: NoteMeister, Gnome Vazaar, BasKet, Newton Desktop Wiki.