Installing Obsidian in Ubuntu

All the steps, yes even Profit!, are required to install from scratch.

To do a manual update, when a new installer is required, only repeat steps 2 to 4.

1. Create a new directory in ~/Applications

   $ mkdir ~/Applications/Obsidian
   

2. Download the latest AppImage from obsidian.md/download

3. Give the file execution permissions

   $ cd ~/Downloads
   $ sudo chmod +x Obsidian-1.3.4.AppImage
   

4. Move the file to the new directory

   $ mv Obsidian-1.3.4.AppImage ~/Applications/Obsidian/obsidian
   

5. Create a desktop file with the following contents and place it in ~/.local/share/applications/Obsidian.desktop

   [Desktop Entry]
   Type=Application
   Name=Obsidian
   Comment="A second brain, for you, forever."
   Icon=/home/your-user/Applications/Obsidian/icon.png
   Exec=/home/your-user/Applications/Obsidian/obsidian
   Terminal=false
   

   NOTE: this also requires an icon saved in the same directory as the AppImage. It can probably be ignored and it will show a default icon.

6. Validate that the file is correct and install it:

   $ desktop-file-validate ~/.local/share/applications/Obsidian.desktop
   $ sudo desktop-file-install ~/.local/share/applications/Obsidian.desktop
   

7. Profit!

   

For more information or questions refer to the forum: How to use Obsidian AppImage