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is there any command to install Trello in ubuntu? I search on their website but there is no official application for ubuntu-desktop.

ujjal das
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  • What is trello? – Pilot6 Nov 21 '19 at 09:56
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    Trello is a task management app – ujjal das Nov 21 '19 at 10:05
  • Why not ask the developers if their app can be installed on Ubuntu? – Pilot6 Nov 21 '19 at 10:05
  • Not sure if it helps, it's very far from an official client and is a different take on the whole design, still might come useful (if everything goes well, expect an unlimited trial) - https://snapcraft.io/focus-project

    Still bogus, and lots of things aren't supported, but I mostly like using it :)

    – brezniczky Jan 11 '21 at 06:17

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Yes, it can be done. As it is not available officially, you have to download it from this git repository link to repo. Use the command below to download the software :

wget https://github.com/danielchatfield/trello-desktop/releases/download/v0.1.9/Trello-linux-0.1.9.zip -O trello.zip

Use the following commands to install the downloaded file :

sudo mkdir /opt/trello

sudo unzip trello.zip -d /opt/trello/

You can now use trello, type trello in the terminal to launch it, or you can create a desktop shortcut as given below.


Create a shortcut to facilitate program execution :

sudo ln -sf /opt/trello/Trello /usr/bin/trello

Create a launcher for the program by running the command below :

echo -e '[Desktop Entry]\n Version=1.0\n Name=trello\n Exec=/opt/trello/Trello\n Icon=/opt/trello/resources/app/static/Icon.png\n Type=Application\n Categories=Application' | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/trello.desktop

Put the shortcut on your desktop using the system file manager or the command below, and use it to start the program :

sudo chmod +x /usr/share/applications/trello.desktop

After this make sure that you have libgconf2-4 installed in your system. If you don't have, then install it using this command :

sudo apt-get install libgconf2-4
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As of today, Trello does not have a native Linux app. In my opinion, there are 2 meaningful things you can do about this:

  • Use the unofficial app mentioned in the answer by matinict.
  • Or use a site specific browser window with Trello app quickly callable by a keyboard shortcut. I use this as an alternative to Ubuntu Todo app which is unfortunately not syncing with the cloud.

Here is how to do it with Firefox v73+:

  1. go to about:config, Accept the Risk and Continue
  2. search for ssb and using double-click flip it to true
  3. restart Firefox (I know about ssb thanks to this post of Andrew Braun)
  4. now the command firefox --ssb https://trello.com/yourboard should work
  5. now go to Ubuntu Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts > Add
  6. fill in the command, specify a shortcut (I use Super + F1) and there you go, you have a Trello window quickly callable by a keyboard shortcut.

Here is how to do it with Chromium (I guess the same-ish applies for Chrome):

  1. sudo apt install chromium-browser
  2. open your Trello board in the Chromium browser
  3. click the 3 dots icon in the top right corner and choose More tools > Create Shortcut
  4. give the shortcut a name and check Open as window
  5. go to your Desktop where you will find a file named chrome-somethingsomething.Desktop
  6. open it with a text editor and copy the app-id
  7. this command opens the shortcut: /snap/bin/chromium --app-id=<the app id you have copied>
  8. do the steps 5. and 6. from the Firefox list.

Desktop shortcut instead of keyboard shortcut:

If you are more interested in "clicking an icon", this answer might be useful to you but I do not use it.

Other remarks:

  • chromium will remember the window position, which is cool
  • you can obviously close the window quickly with Alt+F4
  • of course, you can delete the .Desktop file from the Desktop
  • you can use Trello smartphone app so you have your todos always at hand
Paloha
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By adding this PPA to your system, You can update your system with unsupported packages from this untrusted PPA by adding ppa:atareao/trello-desktop to your system's Software Sources.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/trello-desktop
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install trello-desktop

or

sudo snap install so-trello
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matinict
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Simply install Whale : https://www.electronjs.org/apps/whale

It's an unofficial Trello app that works flawlessly (I'm using Ubuntu Studio 20.04).

Jayman
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  • How come I didn't know about this one! I'll give it a try.

    Additionally there's a snapped electron app (turned up during the summer) worth mentioning (just came here to do that :) but then a comment might do well).

    Might be a 'fork' of what matinct mentioned above via a ppa.

    https://snapcraft.io/trello-desktop

    – brezniczky Nov 17 '21 at 22:14
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Focus|Project is for now a PC app, a Trello integration, which practically can be used as a speedy although reduced functionality Trello client (with some extras too!)

I'd put it as a todo ticker/note taker (incl. annotated images as attachments combined with a live markdown preview, but also desktop notifications) for now, with a growing set of features for offline Trello use (for starters it now supports a read-only board history for on/offline use in the form of fast to access, searchable data snapshots).

It's still in beta, but in my experience it works out well on at least Ubuntu as a lightweight short-range PM aide for the web (or electron) based heavier artillery.

You should be able to simply install it from Ubuntu Software under the focus-project name, or via the console:

snap install focus-project

At the moment it works off either a developer token (albeit that may or may not be a stretch for some - if it's prohibitive, let me know!) or a password-restricted, but more proper authorization for beta testers on Linux (ask :) ).

Enjoy!

(Disclaimer: I am the author)

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You need to follow this link for easy installation process https://snapcraft.io/install/trello-desktop/ubuntu#install

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