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In this tutorial let us learn how to install Trelby 2.3-dev on Linux Mint 19.2

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Trelby is a screenwriting application that can also be used to write comic scripts, video scripts etc. Trelby is multiplatform, feature-rich and open-source application.

Please, note that Trelby is not under development and the current version 2.3-dev is quite old. But, we found it very intuitive and efficient.

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The Debian package for Trelby 2.2 on the download page is not compatible for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and other Linux distros based on Ubuntu 18.04 or up.

The reason for this is an unmet dependency python-wxgtk2.8. The python-wxgtk2.8 package is not in ubuntu’s repository and so the .deb installer won’t work on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

The following steps will install the current development version of the Trelby.

1. Install the python-lxml and python-wxgtk3.0 from the respository:

2. Download the Zip from the Trelby’s repository on github and extract the downloaded folder.

3. Navigate to the extracted folder and open up a new terminal and enter the following command:
4. Navigate to the Applications folder using the following command:
5. Create a new file named trelby.desktop using:
6. Paste the following code:

7. Press ctrl+x and then y to save the file.

8. Change the file to an executable using:

Now, we have a successful installation of Trelby and we can launch the application.

Trelby is a free and open sourcescreenwriting program which focuses on providing a simple, uncluttered interface to writing screenplays. It is a rebranding of an older screenwriting program called Blyte.^[1] It currently runs on both Windows and Linux platforms.

History[edit]

Blyte was a proprietary screenwriting program written by Osku Salerma in 2003, and was maintained as such until 2006, when lacklustre sales led to work on the program being stopped. The code was open sourced under the GPL.

The code lay dormant until late 2011, when it was re-discovered by Anil Gulecha, who along with Salerma started working on the program again for wider release. Blyte was renamed to Trelby, and several new features were added.^[2][3]

Trelby is currently available on GitHub.^[4] The current stable version of Trelby is quite old and it is not actively developed^[5].

References[edit]

Trelby Script Writing Software

1. ^'Trelby screenplay editor relaunched', The H, 2012-01-03, retrieved 2012-02-11
2. ^Sneddon, Joey (2012-01-03), 'Open Source Screenwriting App for Linux Rises from the Dead', OMG! Ubuntu!, retrieved 2012-02-11
3. ^Gulecha, Anil (2012-01-02), 'Presenting Trelby (and it's [sic] history)', Anil Gulecha's Musings, retrieved 2012-02-11
4. ^Salerma, Osku, Trelby source code repository on Github, retrieved 2017-05-05
5. ^Bhooraj (2019-09-26). 'Installing Trelby on Ubuntu 18.04 or Linux Mint 19.2'. Bhooraj. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

External links[edit]

Celtx

• Official website

Trelby Linux Mint