gnote
I'm looking for a way to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync. Something that I want to keep in sync are Gnote notes.
If it matters I can connect to my desktop from anywhere via an URL but my laptop is harder to access since it might be behind NAT and such.
Gnote is a port of Tomboy to C++.
Pros: Faster, smaller memory footprint.
Cons: (Still) No synchronization support (e.g. Ubuntu one), which is a dealbreaker for most people.
You can read about the author's motives here.
It is the same note taking application, including most of the add-ins (more are to come). Synchronization support is being worked on.
Tomboy is not going to be installed by default in Ubuntu 12.04 - I suppose Gnote may take its place some day.
Ok, nobody helped me, so I did it by myself :)
Check this out for instructions on how to install it and use use it. Hope it will be useful!
Install Gnote Exporter to TXT: https://github.com/rhoconlinux/gnote-massive-export-to-txt
This is the final result. All the notes exported to txt.
This is how a text note looks like after the export.
Cheers!
Best Answer
Gnote holds its notes in the folder
~/.local/share/gnoteTherefore you could use something like Unison (install unison-gtk from software centre) to sync the gnote folder between the two computers if they are on the same network.
Unison
Since you are behind a NAT then you can use the concept of reverse ssh connections - rather than duplicate, there is an excellent step-by-step in this AU question and answer. However during my testing, I found that the version of unison in Natty doesnt work with the openssh version in Natty.
So here is a guide to get Unison to work.
On each PC you'll need to install openssh-server to enable you to ssh between each PC at any one time together with unison
Now open your browser and download the Debian version of unison-gtk - i386 for 32bit and amd64 for 64bit Natty and install it N.B. the version in Natty has a serious SSH bug and does not work.
Follow the openssh-server guide above to setup a SSH link between your two computers. Test the link both ways to confirm you can see both computers home directory.
i.e. from desktop pc to NAT pc
and from NAT pc to desktop pc
Now configure a unison configuration on your desktop pc
enter the FULL path to your gnote folder as per this picture
Now enter both the NAT pc gnote folder and the socket number 62222
Then click the SSH radiobutton and enter the host name
localhostYou will now be able to sync folders either manually or automatically.
To do the same from the NAT pc start
unison-gtk, configure the local gnote folder as above, and the desktop pc folder as per this picture