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How to Install Photo editor tools in Ubuntu

To Install Famous Photo editor tool for Ubuntu


Digikam

DigiKam is a free image editor programmed in C++. It supports all formats of image files and also provides functionalities to edit images from digital camera.

Features

  • Import pictures.
  • Organization of Photos in Albums and sub-Albums.
  • Stores the data in SQLite database.

To install Digikam

Deploy the necessary packages into the repository by using the following command.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra
Ubuntu experimental rolling release repository.

Mainly assorted media apps and other programs that I use myself or by requests.
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Update the machine with the help of apt-get command.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease                                                          
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease [65.9 kB]                                       
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]      
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                                  
Fetched 1,932 kB in 22s (85.3 kB/s)                                                                      
Reading package lists... Done

Once the updation is completed, install the digikam package.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get install digikam
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.0-1ubuntu1) ...

Proceed with the simple on-screen installation steps.


Click the Image editor icon and start editing.


Darktable

Darktable is a free photography workflow application that focuses on hassle free raw photo post-production.
Features

  • It has built-in ICC profile that supports Adobe RGB, XYZ, sRGB and linear RGB color spaces.
  • Provides Multiple histogram types.
  • Supports drawn mask effects.


To install Darktable

Run the following command to append the necessary package to the repository.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/darktable-release
" Fairly Stable"  releases for Darktable
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

Update the system by using the following command.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 1,932 kB in 22s (85.3 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Then install the darktable by executing the following command.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get install darktable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up darktable (1:2.0.5-0pmjdebruijn1~wily) ...
Setting up darktable-dbg (1:2.0.5-0pmjdebruijn1~wily) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...

Open the darktable tool from ubuntu dashboard and start using the tool.


Pinta

Pinta is a lightweight image editor tool for Linux. It contains a collection of tools and features to help the end user with the photo editing. It is used for quick edit option like resizing or adjusting images or colours. It is the combination of MS Paint and professional image editing tools.

To install Pinta

Utilise the following command to add the pinta package into repository.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable
More info: https://launchpad.net/~pinta-maintainers/+archive/ubuntu/pinta-stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

Run the following command to update the repository.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 1,932 kB in 22s (85.3 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Execute the following command to install the pinta package.

root@user1-linuhelp:~# apt-get install pinta
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (225-1ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...

Now open the pinta tool from ubuntu dashboard and start using the tool.

Tag : Photo editor tools Ubuntu
FAQ
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How can I enlarge a photo on your site?
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Yes you can, but we have to scale the photo and the end result does not look very good (blurry).
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How do I rename files on my hard disk?
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Use your file manager (or the command line). You already know how to do that. We have image editing code to write so we don’t spend time to rewrite a file manager.
Q
What are the requirements of a photo editor tool?
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Linux with Kernel >= 2.4, compiled with hotplugging Support
gphoto 2.x and libgphoto 2.x
Q
How to make digiKam use previews from darktable?
A
digiKam displays preview from a sidecar JPG file, which follows sidecar naming convention i.e. asset.ext.jpg. That would provide support for versions as well. In case of raw images that would
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How can I delete files previously removed from Darktable?
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Darktable has two distinct operations: Remove and Delete/Trash. By default, the DEL key is bound to the former. That just removes the information about that file from the database, and doesn'