Ilopad for Ubuntu is published as a Debian package (.deb) in the Ilopad repository. Add the repository once and apt installs it and every later release, the same way it handles the rest of your system.
Add the Ilopad repository
The recommended way. Three commands, and updates arrive on their own afterwards.
Trust the signing key
Fetch the key that apt uses to verify every Ilopad package. The first two lines refresh the package lists and install curl, which a minimal install may not have:
Add the repository
Point apt at the Ilopad repository:
Install Ilopad
Refresh the package lists and install. apt pulls in the runtime libraries it needs:
Or install it from App Center: run only sudo apt update, then open App Center and type Ilopad in the search box. Under Debian packages, click Ilopad, then click Install and enter your password.
sudo apt upgrade. Every package and every index is signed, and apt refuses anything that does not verify.Start Ilopad
Launch the server from the terminal, or open Activities, type Ilopad and press Enter:
The first time, Ilopad shows Permission Required, because it needs access to the input device. Click Allow and enter your password. The Ilopad window then opens. Step 7 below shows these screens.
Install a single release by hand
Use this if you would rather not add a repository. It installs one release and nothing more: Ilopad will not update itself, so you repeat these steps for each new version. Prefer to point and click? On Ubuntu, double-clicking the downloaded .deb opens it in App Center, which installs local packages and their dependencies. No extra tools required.
Find the downloaded package
Open Files and go to your Downloads folder. You should see ilopad-server_amd64.deb.
Open it in App Center
Double-click the .deb. It opens in App Center, which shows ilopad-server with a Potentially unsafe notice. App Center shows this notice for each package that does not come from Ubuntu. Click Install.
Confirm
App Center asks “Are you sure you want to install it?” Click Install.
Authenticate
Enter your password, then click Authenticate.
Finish
App Center installs Ilopad and its dependencies. When the button changes to Installed, the install is complete. You can close App Center.
Start Ilopad
Open Activities, type Ilopad and press Enter. The first time, Ilopad shows Permission Required: it makes a virtual mouse, keyboard and pen, and for this it needs access to the input device. Click Allow.
Enter your password and click Authenticate. The Ilopad window opens. Click Add Device to pair your iPhone.
ufw), Ilopad asks for your password one more time, to open its network ports (UDP 4444 and 5353).Uninstall
To remove Ilopad, with its settings and the permissions that it added, follow Uninstall on Ubuntu.