# Joplin Desktop pre-built packages for Debian/Ubuntu/ArchLinux

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Created:** [7 October 2023 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042 "2023-10-07T17:48:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2023 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/1 "2023-10-07T17:48:56Z")

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Hello, everyone!

If anyone wants to use a native version of Joplin Desktop on Debian/Ubuntu/ArchLinux (and derivatives), now there is an option, mostly thanks to the [joplin-deb](https://github.com/cvandesande/joplin-deb) project by @CVan!

Although joplin-deb works really well, not everyone is willing to deal with docker images, scripts, etc. So after a few hours learning how to use GitLab CI/CD pipelines I was able to create a script that does everything automatically when a new version is released, so you just need to download and install the package.

For Debian/Ubuntu (and derivatives) I plan to publish the package to a repository (Gemfury is my first option so far). It should run on Debian 12 and up, as well as on Ubuntu 22.04 and up (tested on Ubuntu 23.04 only so far tho).

If you want to report any running or compatibility issues, please feel free to do so. Contributions, fixes and improvements are welcome as well.

> **[LFdev / Joplin Desktop Linux package · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/LFd3v/joplin-desktop-linux-package)**
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> Joplin Desktop pre-built packages for Debian/Ubuntu and ArchLinux

Cheers

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2023 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/2 "2023-10-07T17:53:39Z")

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Oh, and if you want to move from Zoho Notebook to Joplin (and you are not afraid of using a command line tool/Python 😅), you may want to check this too:

> **[LFdev / html2mdfm · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/LFd3v/html2mdfm)**
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> Convert Zoho Notebook HTML export to (Markdown + Front Matter) that can be imported into Joplin

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**Author:** ![CVan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/cvan/32/11643_2.png) [@CVan](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CVan)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2023 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/3 "2023-10-07T18:31:08Z")

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Awesome! Nice job!

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**Author:** ![pengonia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/pengonia/32/2964_2.png) [@pengonia](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/pengonia)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2023 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/4 "2023-10-10T11:39:32Z")

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What I like about this is it relies on the latest source so we can always be current. Too many alternative binaries I have seen tend to lag.

Checking it out now.

Update: Works fine under LMDE 6 (aka Debian 12).

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**Author:** ![fedwards01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/fedwards01/32/5103_2.png) [@fedwards01](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/fedwards01)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2023 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/5 "2023-10-12T18:10:31Z")

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looks like it relies on 'docker', I don't have it installed, and my arch is ARM64... I looked through the script but never even attempted to run it. 😉

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2023 22:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/6 "2023-10-12T22:50:59Z")

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> [@pengonia](#):
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> Update: Works fine under LMDE 6 (aka Debian 12).

Thank you for the feedback! If you find any problems related to running the app, please feel free to report it as well.

> [@fedwards01](#):
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> looks like it relies on 'docker', I don't have it installed, and my arch is ARM64... I looked through the script but never even attempted to run it. 😉

Actually it does not rely on Docker, only to build the packages, so the user only needs to install the downloaded file from the Releases page, like one would do normally with other packages:

> **[Releases · LFdev / Joplin Desktop Linux package · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/LFd3v/joplin-desktop-linux-package/-/releases)**
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> Joplin Desktop pre-built packages for Debian/Ubuntu and ArchLinux

And yeah, ARM64 build is not available (yet?) as I do not have a way to test it. But I will take a look at Distrobox, if I can run other ARM64 packages on it without problems, I will try to make an ARM64 build available too. Or at least I will need some beta testers while I can set it up! 😉

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2023 16:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/7 "2023-10-22T16:18:00Z")

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Hi, everyone!

Debian and Arch binaries for v2.12.19 are available in the Releases page.

If it worked or not for you, please add this info to your report:

- Joplin version (ex: Joplin deb v2.12.19)
- Distro with version (ex: Ubuntu 23.10, ArchLinux rolling, etc)
- Desktop Environment with version (ex: Gnome 45, etc)

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2024 19:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/8 "2024-03-18T19:54:24Z")

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Hello, everyone!

Just a message to inform everyone that the latest 2.14.x version (v2.14.20 as of now) was released!

> **[Release v2.14.20 · LFdev / Joplin Desktop Linux package · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/LFd3v/joplin-desktop-linux-package/-/releases/v2.14.20)**
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> Release created using the release-cli. File checksums: 2361154ce34e73fa34589039edfcaef830c02e6d9e5999d35f4d4b42c07d4287 joplin\_2.14.20\_amd64.deb 0a31bb313288dc0cf0b272b7e65eb68914390b5464036e47f81ea411f041bca1 joplin-bin-2.14.20-1-x86\_64.pkg.tar.zst

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Eduardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Eduardo](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Eduardo)\
**Post date:** [19 March 2024 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/9 "2024-03-19T11:45:22Z")

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Hi, @LFdev

Thank you for providing the .deb file for installing Joplin. I've successfully installed it on my Ubuntu 22.04, and as you confirmed, it works very well. Although there is still a slight delay in opening, it is noticeably faster than when using the AppImage.

I understand that the AppImage is a convenient solution for universal compatibility across Linux distributions, but personally, I prefer using the .deb file when available.

Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2025 16:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/10 "2025-01-29T16:12:39Z")

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Good news: now it is possible to add a Debian/Ubuntu repo that will provide automatic updates. 🎉

As a reminder again, it should work in any Debian or Ubuntu derivative that is based on the latest stable or LTS version and up, at least.

The repo is hosted on SourceForge, kudos to them for hosting OpenSource projects.

More info can be found in the GitLab project page or SourceForge:

> **[Joplin Desktop Linux Package - Browse Files at SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net/projects/joplin-desktop-linux-package/files/)**
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> Repo with Joplin Desktop pre-built packages for Debian/Ubuntu

Please report any issues here, or better yet, as a new issue in the project's GitLab page.

Enjoy!

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**Author:** ![SleekSpeed22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@SleekSpeed22](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/SleekSpeed22)\
**Post date:** [7 July 2025 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/11 "2025-07-07T22:15:32Z")

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Sorry for my ignorance. This seems wonderful. I want to move away from app image and hoping this will start up faster. also this seems to be easier to update.

I'm not saying this is the case here... But sometimes there are bad actors pretending to helpful. That's how we have so many security failures in windows. Is there any way to tell if this is safe? reputations of the maintainer or someone trustworthy reviewed what was done etc? I'm just trying to be security conscience.

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**Author:** ![LFdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lfdev/32/18434_2.png) [@LFdev](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LFdev)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2025 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/12 "2025-07-08T14:56:10Z")

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Hi, SleekSpeed22.

Fortunately, the Joplin started to release .deb builds a while ago. I did some changes in my repo and starting the next version the Debian package available in the SourceForge will be the exact same package built by the Joplin repo.

How can you check this? The GitHub release page now shows the SHA256SUM of the packages, so you can compare it with the one from my repo and also with the one from the SourceForge repo as well (they provide only the SHA1SUM in the download page, but I also provide the SHA1SUM in my repo, so you can compare both, or simply download the package and calculate it yourself).

For the ArchLinux package, it is automated, the same way it would be built from the AUR (actually there is already an AUR package that converts and install the .deb package).

I hope this helps. Regards.

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**Author:** ![SleekSpeed22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@SleekSpeed22](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/SleekSpeed22)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2025 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/13 "2025-07-28T21:14:41Z")

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Sorry I'm so dense... where do I find the .deb package from the joplin team? I didn't see it here: [Installation | Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/help/install/)

only see the appimage

also looked here:

> [@Unofficial alternative Joplin distributions](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/unofficial-alternative-joplin-distributions/23703):
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> question Looking for the official releases? These can be found on the [Joplin website](https://joplinapp.org/help/#installation)Unofficial alternative Joplin distributions There are a number of unofficial alternative Joplin distributions that people may want to use rather than the officially supported ones. If you do not want to or cannot use appimages or any of the other officially supported releases then you may wish to consider these. However these do come with a caveat in that they are not officially supported nor endorsed s…

but didn't see it there either.

thanks in advance for your help.

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**Author:** ![Eduardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Eduardo](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Eduardo)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2025 22:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/14 "2025-07-28T22:18:38Z")

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The .deb file is available in different places, but the main source is on Joplin's GitHub page. You can find the link on the right side under releases of the main page or in this forum whenever a new release is announced. If you need the latest pre-release version, please check this link: [Releases · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases) (the .deb file will be in the 'Assets' section)

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**Author:** ![SleekSpeed22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@SleekSpeed22](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/SleekSpeed22)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2025 20:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/15 "2025-08-13T20:38:42Z")

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thank so much. I finally found it:  
[Releases · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases) scrolling down to the Latest version under all the Pre-release versions. I wonder why these aren’t included on this page [Installation | Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/help/install/)

Would be super helpful for dense people like me.

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**Author:** ![boospy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/boospy/32/29798_2.png) [@boospy](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/boospy)\
**Post date:** [10 July 2026 13:07 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-desktop-pre-built-packages-for-debian-ubuntu-archlinux/33042/16 "2026-07-10T13:07:26Z")

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Thanks a lot @LFdev for your great work!!