Evernote Linux - Shell-Bash

Evernote is a powerful note-taking tool that allows users to capture and organize their thoughts and ideas in an easy-to-use application. Unfortunately, Evernote does not have an official client for Linux.

But don't worry! With the help of some open-source tools and the Bash shell, users can still use Evernote on their Linux machines.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, ensure that you have the following installed on your Linux machine:

• Wget
• cURL
• Python
• Pip

You can install these packages using your distribution's package manager. For example, in Ubuntu, you can install them by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install wget curl python python-pip

Installing Evernote

There are different ways to install Evernote on Linux, but we will be using the Tusk client. Tusk is a cross-platform, open-source Evernote client that runs on Electron.

Here's how to install Tusk on Linux:

1. Download the latest version of Tusk from the official website:

wget https://github.com/klauscfhq/tusk/releases/download/v0.24.4/tusk_0.24.4_amd64.deb

2. Install the package using dpkg:

sudo dpkg -i tusk_0.24.4_amd64.deb

3. Start Tusk by running:

tusk

Authenticating with Evernote

After installing Tusk, you need to authenticate it with your Evernote account. Here's how:

1. Open Tusk and click on the "Authenticate" button.

2. Enter your Evernote email and password and click "Sign In."

3. If prompted to allow Tusk to access your account, click "Allow."

4. Tusk will now sync your notes from Evernote.

Command-line interface to Evernote

Now that you have Evernote installed and authenticated, you can use the command-line interface to interact with it.

First, ensure that you have the evernote2 package installed:

sudo pip install evernote2

Once installed, you can use the evernote command to perform various operations, such as creating a new note, searching for notes, and updating notes.

Here's an example of how to create a new note using the command-line:

evernote create "My new note" --notebook "My notebook" --tags "tag1,tag2" --content "This is the content of my note."

For more information on how to use the command-line interface to Evernote, you can refer to the official documentation: https://github.com/evernote/evernote-sdk-python/blob/master/sample/client/EDAMTest.py

Conclusion

By using Tusk and the command-line interface, Linux users can still use Evernote to capture and organize their notes and ideas. With the power of Bash, the possibilities are endless!