{"id":4160,"date":"2014-10-28T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T12:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2021-11-09T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T13:22:06","slug":"install-sticky-notes-indicator-ubuntu-14-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/install-sticky-notes-indicator-ubuntu-14-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Sticky Notes Indicator in Ubuntu 20.04\/21.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-35599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those looking for a sticky notes app for Ubuntu, <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/indicator-stickynotes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">indicator-stickynotes<\/a> is a GTK3 app that works on Gnome, Unity, KDE, and Xfce.<\/p>\n<p>The app provides an indicator menu, allows to create as many notes as possible in your desktop. Notes can be managed in different groups, which allows to set different text \/ background colors and font.<\/p>\n<p>Though it is almost 10 years old, the software developer still maintains the packages for the latest Ubuntu releases. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome-600x338.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/indicator-stickynotes-gnome.webp 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Install Sticky Note Indicator in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~umang\/+archive\/ubuntu\/indicator-stickynotes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official Ubuntu PPA<\/a> maintains the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10, and even the next Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:umang\/indicator-stickynotes<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password when it asks while no visual feedback, and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/stickynotes-ppa-focal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/stickynotes-ppa-focal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"209\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/stickynotes-ppa-focal.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/stickynotes-ppa-focal-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, refresh the system package cache via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get update<\/pre>\n<p>Finally, install the app by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install indicator-stickynotes<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/apt-stickynotes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/apt-stickynotes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"224\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/apt-stickynotes.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/apt-stickynotes-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After installation, open it by searching from the activities overview screen and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>Remove indicator-stickynotes:<\/h3>\n<p>And to remove the tool, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove indicator-stickynotes<\/pre>\n<p>Also, remove the Ubuntu PPA via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:umang\/indicator-stickynotes<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those looking for a sticky notes app for Ubuntu, indicator-stickynotes is a GTK3 app that works on Gnome, Unity, KDE, and Xfce. 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