Running Plover in Ubuntu

[John Sampson]

I am new to Ubuntu. If I start Plover by double clicking on the .exe file I see a message that it is already running. How do I get a clue that Plover is running in Ubuntu? I see no sign of it.

[mik...@gmail.com]

open notepad and try it

[Erik To]

You shouldn't be running .exe files in Ubuntu most of the time. Download the Appimage here: https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/releases (under "assets" there's a file that ends in ".appimage" which is what you want in Linux).

As for any indication that its running, I'm not too sure about Ubuntu but there may be some status indicator in the top bar. I might boot an Ubuntu ISO and check it out 🙂 .

[sampso...@googlemail.com]

Thanks - I found the icon in the top right corner of the screen. I think this area must correspond to the notification area in Windows, at the bottom right.

[sampso...@googlemail.com]

Trying again but although Plover is (reportedly) running there is no user interface for it.

[Conor Cosnett]

did you try rebooting?

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[Conor Cosnett]

it should appear in the dock. you could also hold the (window key) and then tap (shift)

[sampso...@googlemail.com]

From this I see that I must once have made some progress in installing Plover in Ubuntu. I have not been able to repeat the experience. I am wondering if there is a history of Plover being made to work in Ubuntu. It might be better for me to follow in the footsteps of a master - one who ascended to the level of being able to install Plover in Ubuntu, or even some other Linux distro.