How to install HDRMerge in Ubuntu

To install HDRMerge in Ubuntu

HDRMerge is a free - source tool that is used for merging raw files. The only condition is that it should be from the same camera. Installation of HDRMerge is explained in this article with an example.

To install HDRMerge

Utilize the following command to add the PPA to your system to install the HDRMerge package.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway 
[sudo] password for user1: 
 Every photographer needs some tools...

 More info: https://launchpad.net/~dhor/+archive/ubuntu/myway
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpj5qcz47w/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpj5qcz47w/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 93330B78 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpj5qcz47w/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 93330B78: public key " Launchpad PPA for Dariusz Duma"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


Then update the apt sources-list by using the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get update 
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]           
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                     
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                   
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                 
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [9,100 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [8,640 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [5,444 B]
Fetched 40.7 kB in 1s (28.1 kB/s)         
Reading package lists... Done


After updating, install HDRMerge package by running the following command.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install hdrmerge 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libalglib3.10
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  hdrmerge libalglib3.10
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 380 not upgraded.
Need to get 954 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,202 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libalglib3.10 amd64 3.10.0-1 [803 kB]
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Setting up hdrmerge (0.5.0-2dhor~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...


To start the app, type HDRMerge in the terminal and hit enter.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ hdrmerge 

To remove HDRMerge

Run the following command to remove HDRMerge.

user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get remove hdrmerge 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libalglib3.10
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove it.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  Hdrmerge
.
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Tag : Linux app
Comment
namita
Oct 17 2018
Same here, hope it is a temporary problem. It seems we have all tried to locate the package in the last couple of days.
houndlyfe
Sep 16 2018
Same thing here, getting unable to locate package
tracyanne
Sep 15 2018
HDR Merge is NOT included in this PPA. I added this repository 5 minutes ago September 16 2018 12:56 PM. HDRMerge is missing, y-PPA Manager confirms it is not there.
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FAQ
Q
What is the command to update in HDRMergre?
A
Following command is used to update
Syntax: "sudo apt-get update hdrmerge "
Q
How can I merge photos from two different devices in HDRMerge?
A
No you can able to merge from the single device
Q
How to update the source list in HDRMerge?
A
By using this command you can update
Syntax: "apt-get update" command
Q
Does it have a GUI launch in HDRMerge?
A
Yes, You can open the terminal and start for the GUI launch in the HDRMerge.
Q
Does it have to ba HDR format in HDRMerge?
A
Yes, You can load and raw file and export HDR files and you can view the HDRMerge.