How to install PhotoCollage in Ubuntu

To install PhotoCollage in Ubuntu

Photo Collage is an image editing tool used to create Photo Collage layout in Linux distribution. Users can combine their multiple favorite photos into one single photo. A simple User Interface can create Collages for photos randomly. It allows the users to collage 100 numbers of photos with high resolution. Installation of PhotoCollage in Ubuntu is explained in this manual.

Installation of PhotoCollage

Add PPA repository to install photocollage.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway
 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/tmpqm1hryd0/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpqm1hryd0/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 93330B78 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpqm1hryd0/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


Update the system repository with the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                                     
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease                                      
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease [15.4 kB]               
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources                           
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/main Sources                           
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/restricted Sources                            
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main amd64 Packages [12.2 kB]                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/universe Sources                                   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/multiverse Sources                                                   
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/universe Sources                       
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net wily/main i386 Packages [12.0 kB]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main amd64 Packages
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe amd64 Packages                                                                                                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main i386 Packages                                                                                                         
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe i386 Packages                                                                                                     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse i386 Packages                                                                                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main Translation-en                                                                                                        
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                                                                                                    
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Reading package lists... Done


Now its time to install the PhotoCollage package.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install photocollage -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  photocollage
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 252 not upgraded.
Need to get 174 kB of archives.
After this operation, 590 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu/ wily/main photocollage amd64 1.4.0-1dhor~wily [174 kB]
Fetched 174 kB in 2s (82.5 kB/s)       
Selecting previously unselected package photocollage.
(Reading database ... 176941 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../photocollage_1.4.0-1dhor~wily_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking photocollage (1.4.0-1dhor~wily) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.2~bzr0+15.10.20150627.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up photocollage (1.4.0-1dhor~wily) ...


Open the photocollage from the Unity dash.

Click on Add images icon to add photos.

Select number of photos to combine it into a single photo.

Now you can see the photos. collaged.

If you want to change the layout, just click on the Regenerate option.

Click on the settings icon to change the settings.

Change the image size, border thickness and color. Click on OK option to save the changes.

Now you can able to see the changes as shown below.

Click on save poster to save the collage.

Enter the name and select the location, then click on OK option to save the created Collage.

FAQ
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Who provides this service?
A
Hosting, administration, and site development are not free. This site is sponsored by Hacker Factor.
Q
I want to changed the source and my modifications? What will do?
A
PYTHONPATH=. bin/photocollage or python3 -c 'from photocollage import gtkgui; gtkgui.main()'
Q
I want to using pip, the Python package manager? What is the command?
A
# pip install photocollage
Q
How to remove PhotoCollage?
A
# apt-get remove photocollage
Q
what are the feature of photocollege?
A
generate random new layouts until one suits the user choose border color and width possible to swap photos in the generated grid save high-resolution image