Hello Friends
For Linux, if you need a software to create post-it sticks, what is your best recommendation?
Thank You
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I use a file for notes. I do not like junk cluttering my screen.
Vi has a notes addon called VimWiki
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I have used them and they have different names in different desktops. Gnotes in Gnome, K-notes in KDE, LM has “sticky notes.”
Like Neville, I don’t want them cluttering my desktop, but sometimes I have pasted or typed things in them that I might need later, short term, and I close them. When I reopen, the list of notes are there, as many as I have made, and I can view the info.
Last time I needed a quick note, I was on the phone with the home internet guy changing out my mom’s internet modem and had to quickly write down the SSID & password, so I used it. Later I go and enter the pertinent data into my notebook.
Hope this helps!
Sheila
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Thanks for the replies
Neville
I use a file for notes. I do not like junk cluttering my screen.
Vi has a notes addon called VimWiki
I use txt files too … but just in case I want have a tool(s) in hand too
Sheila
Hello Sheila
I have used them and they have different names in different desktops. Gnotes in Gnome, K-notes in KDE, LM has “sticky notes.”
Thanks for that information. And your experience of their use is important
Like Neville, I don’t want them cluttering my desktop, but sometimes I have pasted or typed things in them that I might need later, short term, and I close them. When I reopen, the list of notes are there, as many as I have made, and I can view the info.
Agree
Last time I needed a quick note, I was on the phone with the home internet guy changing out my mom’s internet modem and had to quickly write down the SSID & password, so I used it. Later I go and enter the pertinent data into my notebook.
In my case is for quick notes when I call the ISP and other TODO list about software considerations
Hope this helps!
Yes, it did do
Thanks to all
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Hi Manuel, 
I guess you mean those virtual sticky notes.
I´m using Linux Lite and it comes with xpad already installed.
What is Xpad
Pads are basically sticky notes on your desktop in which you can write memos. Each Xpad session consists of one or more open pads. Pads are saved automatically. Each pad consists of three areas: […]
You can choose background colour, alter fonts etc.
Three of them are always visible on my virtual desktop #1.
env LANG=en_GB:en apt-cache show xpad
Package: xpad
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Jeroen Ploemen <jcfp@debian.org>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 422
[...]
Description-en: sticky note application for X
This program consists of independent pad windows, each is basically a text box
in which notes can be written. Xpad attempts to emulate the look of postit
notes, although the look of the notes can be customized any way you like.
[...]
Many greetings from Rosika 
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Hello Rosika
I guess you mean those virtual sticky notes.
Yes, that is correct
I´m using Linux Lite and it comes with
xpadalready installed.
Thank you, I am going to see if it exists for Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora and funny because …
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com
Original-Maintainer: Jeroen Ploemen jcfp@debian.org
Bugs: OpenID transaction in progress
Many greetings from Rosika
Take care Rosika 
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Hi Manuel,
you´re welcome.
Yes, it´s available for Ubuntu:
(a German language site, but ubuntuusers.de offers an excellent wiki.
If you happen to use the firefox browser you may use its built-in translator for displaying the page in English)
sudo apt-get install xpad
… should pose no problems.
Many greetings from Rosika
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Hi, Manuel.
Just for a little completion, there is tomboy-ng, a nice note-taking app.
It should be in the Ubuntu-Repos but the newest version is available at Releases · tomboy-notes/tomboy-ng · GitHub
Maybe I overread it, but you seem not to mention on what GNU/Linux distribution you are working.
Most of them have some sort of “sticky notes” pre installed, like Mint…
Hope this helps…
I can totally understand, what @nevj mentioned with the cluttering.
I myself ran into this issue a lot of times, where there are dozens of stickies on my desktop… horrible. and not helpful at all (when a certain number is exceeded)…
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Hello Friends
Thanks for the replies
Yes, it´s available for Ubuntu:
Thanks for the confirmation
And remember from your first post I shared:
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com](mailto:ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com)
Original-Maintainer: Jeroen Ploemen [jcfp@debian.org](mailto:jcfp@debian.org)
Bugs: [OpenID transaction in progress](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug)
Continuing
sudo apt-get install xpad
… should pose no problems.
Understood
Edgar
Just for a little completion, there is tomboy-ng, a nice note-taking app.
Thanks for the feedback
It should be in the Ubuntu-Repos but the newest version is available at Releases · tomboy-notes/tomboy-ng · GitHub
Thanks for the link of its repository … it had editions just 5 days ago
Maybe I overread it, but you seem not to mention on what GNU/Linux distribution you are working.
Mostly in Ubuntu, but I use Fedora and Debian (and Peppermint as well too)
Most of them have some sort of “sticky notes” pre installed, like Mint…
It seems it depends according each distribution
I can totally understand, what @nevj mentioned with the cluttering.
I myself ran into this issue a lot of times, where there are dozens of stickies on my desktop… horrible. and not helpful at all (when a certain number is exceeded)…
Agree, but if other person in Linux can handle that kind of organization well, the tool is available to be install and use.
Therefore in the toolbox for this kind of app, there are now 2 options
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I used to use Tomboy years ago… i.e. 10+ or something…
With Dropbox - I could sync notes easily enough between Windows and Linux…
But it got harder and harder to keep that sync working… Does’t seem to want to play ball using ResilioSync instead of Dropbox…
I tried that other sticky note app “xpad” - but on Pop!_Os it doesn’t present a title bar - so the only way to move the notes - is to use “Alt+Spacebar” - so I’m not doing that either 
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Hi,
Although I can’t recommend a post-it note program, I’ll give you an example of how I take notes that can be useful for some users.
Like Neville, I use a file for my notes, but lately I’ve been saving it with the MD extension and using Markdown to write my notes. If they are different themes, I create different files, otherwise I use the same file.
The fact that I write in MD, I get the text formatted.
Personally, I use Obsidian and all I have to do is put the file in the folder where I have the rest of the MD files and I immediately have access to Obsidian and as I sync that folder, I have access on Android, but you don’t have to use Obsidian, there are open source programs, such as MarkText, which has been talked about here on the forum, that read MD files.
This way, if I’m just taking notes, I only have one file open, with all the notes I need.
Jorge
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You are very similar to me Jorge.
I use MD for almost everything. I usually write it in vi, then check it with keenwrite
I did that Antix init diversity post with MD.
I used to use Latex for everything, but now I reserve that for special jobs.
It is nice to see someone using the Linux filesystem to store things… that is what it is for. I dont abide with those apps that try to hide the filesystem from the user… because they end up duplicating it.
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Hi, @Tech_JA
I love Obsidian. I did not know what MD was till I decided to try it and now everything is in MD and filed under the various folders for each notebook.
But I have both a personal & business notebook, and at times, have not had the app opened yet so by hitting the start menu & typing “ST” the sticky note app opens and I could quickly jot down the info I needed while on the phone.
I think because when I create notes, I add them at the start where they should be. I have not used just a quick note in Obsidian and later figured out where it should go.
My organization is: folders that contain folders & files that pertain to the subject matter for ease of finding them. Of course, search is helpful too for that. But that is what I meant by “later” I go add the sticky note to my notebook. I check where it should be filed and insert the text from the sticky to the new note in Obsidian.
I do know that Notesnook (FOSS) has an option from the panel to right click and choose New Note, New Notebook or New Reminder. I should probably remember that when I am on the phone searching for pen & paper 
It would be as quick to get that page in front of me to type what I need.
Sheila
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Interesting - I’ve just been looking at Obsidian… MacOS and Linux…
Just read somewhere you have to pay for the note sync feature - but I have a Obsidian folder sync’d using Resilio Sync - and it’s syncing - i.e. if I change or add something on Linux, I can (eventually) see it on MacOS (and vice versa)…
And the markup stuff seems pretty easy / straightforward…
It’s not as fast as the “native” Apple MacOS iNotes app (i.e. takes longer to see updates across multiple devices)…
For stuff like this - I really need cross platform and cloud sync across multiple devices…
I just came across this, just now :
Apparently - has an iCloud iNotes compatible client. But I’m reluctant to install a third party repo (however - having said that - I do already have 3rd party repos for stuff like Brave, Google Chrome, Docker, ResilioSync)
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I’m syncing my Obsidian stuff with the community plugin Remotely Save via my own WebDAV Server. Desktop, Laptop and Mobile. No problem so far.
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Hi Alfred,
Thanks very much for the tip.
I usually use Syncthing, but isn’t a real-time sync outside same network.
I’ll try the plugin with WebDAV server.
Jorge
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What is the real issue there?
Is it having to trust yet another repo builder?
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Oh, yeah.
Speaking of Markdown, I made my first steps with LogSeq recently, it sure has a leraning curve, but it seems woth it…
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Wow, I did take a look at it wondering how it differed from Obsidian in the “mind mapping” thing, which I don’t use. But it did seem to have more of a learning curve than I had time for. I put it on the back burner for now. If I ever have time after retirement, I may get to it 
Sheila Flanagan
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