If you want to restrict what Joplin can do on your system, you can run the AppImage in a sandbox like Firejail. Then double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it. Use at your own risk!ĭownload the Joplin AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal: Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. This is a Linux security feature.īehold! AppImages are usually not verified by others. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used.

Running Joplin on Linux without installation

Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. Awesome!ĪppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Joplin is available as an AppImage which means 'one app = one file', which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system.

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