How to install Frogr on Ubuntu 17.04

To Install Frogr on Ubuntu 17.04

Frogr is an open source program that enables the users to easily upgrade photos on Flickr. The application also comes with a simple and clean user interface, that provides you with ability to edit the visibility, content type, tags, description. It has features such as allowing to upload pictures and videos to Flickr, loading from work session to project files, allowing specifying sets and group pools for the elements to be added after the upload process, and Command line interface and integration as MIME type handler for pictures. This tutorial explains the installation procedure of Frogr on Ubuntu 17.04.

Installation procedure

To start with the installation procedure, add the required repository using following command.

root@linuxhelp:~#  add-apt-repository ppa:mariospr/frogr
 The official PPA for Frogr, the Flickr Remote Organizer for GNOME
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~mariospr/+archive/ubuntu/frogr
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmpdskvgzk7/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: /tmp/tmpdskvgzk7/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F7B5A9D0979CEABF: public key " Launchpad mariospr-ppa"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

The target machine is added with the required repositories. Update the repository in the machine by running the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp:~#  apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease    
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease                
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mariospr/frogr/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease       
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease            
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mariospr/frogr/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages [624 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mariospr/frogr/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [620 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mariospr/frogr/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [336 B]
Fetched 16.9 kB in 2s (5,941 B/s)  
Reading package lists... Done

The system has been updated with the required repositories. Next install frogr application by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~#  apt-get install frogr
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  frogr
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 283 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,174 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,341 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mariospr/frogr/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 frogr amd64 1.3-0zesty1 [2,174 kB]
Fetched 2,174 kB in 11s (189 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package frogr.
(Reading database ... 170934 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../frogr_1.3-0zesty1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking frogr (1.3-0zesty1) ...
Setting up frogr (1.3-0zesty1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...

The installation of Frogr is successfully done. To run the application, type the name in the Ubuntu dashboard and click on the icon to run the application.

The Frogr application is up and running without any glitches.

Thus concludes the installation procedure of Frogr on Ubuntu 17.04.

FAQ
Q
What is Frogr Tool?
A
Frogr is an open source program that enables users to easily upgrade photos on Flickr. The application also comes with a simple and clean user interface, that provides you with the ability to edit the visibility, content type, tags, description. It has features such as allowing to upload pictures and videos to Flickr, loading from work session to project files, allowing specifying sets and group pools for the elements to be added after the upload process, and Command line interface and integration as MIME type handler for pictures.
Q
how to install frogr on fedora?
A
proceed the command on terminal as follow # yum install frogr
Q
is there any alternative of frogr?
A
Alternatives for frogr as follows,
MedleyText
WizNote
Laverna
Q
How to get source code of frogr?
A
Please use the link to get source code of Frogr, # git clone git://git.gnome.org/frogr
Q
how to check version of frogr?
A
execute the command as follow to check the version of frogr
# frogr --version