{"id":3907,"date":"2014-09-07T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2014-09-07T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T11:18:37","slug":"install-uberwriter-ubuntu-14-04-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/09\/install-uberwriter-ubuntu-14-04-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Install UberWriter Free Word Processor in Ubuntu 14.04 via PPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/uberwriter-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/uberwriter-icon.png\" alt=\"Install UberWriter in Ubuntu\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/uberwriter-icon.png 245w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/uberwriter-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial shows you <b>how to install UberWriter, a free word processor for markdown, via the official PPA in Ubuntu 14.04.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/uberwriter\" target=\"_blank\">UberWriter<\/a> is free and open source word processor, text editor for Ubuntu with markdown support. It provides a very clean interface with out of box spellcheck.<\/p>\n<p>The UI now is based on GTK3 with client-side decorations support. If offers Focus, Fullscreen, Dark, and preview mode and allows to search and replace texts.<\/p>\n<p>Through pandoc, it is possible to <b>export to PDF, HTML, ODT and even more formats through the Advanced Export option<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video to see it in action:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UberWriter screencast\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dYrW56-qGjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Install UberWriter in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>UberWriter is available in Ubuntu Software Center, but it costs $5. <\/p>\n<p>For the latest release and receiving future updates, the developer offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~w-vollprecht\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" target=\"_blank\">launchpad PPA<\/a> for Ubuntu 14.04. The PPA also provides old versions for Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04.<\/p>\n<p>Press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> to open the terminal. When it opens, paste the commands below and run one by one:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:w-vollprecht\/ppa\n\nsudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install uberwriter<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-uberwriter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-uberwriter.jpg\" alt=\"install-uberwriter\" width=\"580\" height=\"271\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-uberwriter.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-uberwriter-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above commands will add the developer&#8217;s PPA and install UberWriter in your system for free.<\/p>\n<p>Note: UberWriter uses client-side decorations. The Unity integration is not entirely done yet. (Adwaita theme looks much better and inconsolata is missing in the dependencies.)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial shows you how to install UberWriter, a free word processor for markdown, via the official PPA in Ubuntu 14.04. UberWriter is free and open source word processor, text editor for Ubuntu with markdown support. It provides a very clean interface with out of box spellcheck. 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