How to install UFRaw in Ubuntu

To install UFRaw in Ubuntu

UFRaw stands for Unidentified Flying Raw, an open source tool used to read and manipulate the raw images from the digital cameras. It supports the color management workflow and enables the users to apply ICC color profiles. Installation of UFRaw in Ubuntu is discussed in this manual.

Features

  • Fix security issue
  • Removed liblcms1 support
  • Support Foveon
  • Several new camera support

Installation of UFRaw

Add the repository to install the UFRaw.

root@linuxhelp1:~# 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/tmps889oqn0/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmps889oqn0/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 93330B78 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmps889oqn0/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


Next update the newly added repository with the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                                                  
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/boomaga/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                 
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                            
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                           
Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/chris-lea/redis-server/ubuntu xenial InRelease                  
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Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mumble/release/ubuntu xenial InRelease    
Get:12 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  Release.gpg [481 B]
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/apps/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/smathot/cogscinl/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Fetched 481 B in 1s (246 B/s) 
Reading package lists... Done


Finally run the below command to install the UFRaw software.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install ufraw -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libg15daemon-client1 libiceutil35v5 libpoppler-cpp0 libqt4-svg libsnappy1v5 libzeroc-ice35v5
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgtkimageview0 liblensfun-data liblensfun0 ufraw-batch
Suggested packages:
  gimp-ufraw
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgtkimageview0 liblensfun-data liblensfun0 ufraw ufraw-batch
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,146 kB of archives.
After this operation, 5,012 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libgtkimageview0 amd64 1.6.4+dfsg-1 [27.4 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 ufraw-batch amd64 0.22-2dhor~xenial [379 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 liblensfun-data all 0.2.8-3 [82.0 kB]
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Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libgtkimageview0 (1.6.4+dfsg-1) ...
Setting up liblensfun-data (0.2.8-3) ...
Setting up liblensfun0 (0.2.8-3) ...
Setting up ufraw-batch (0.22-2dhor~xenial) ...
Setting up ufraw (0.22-2dhor~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...


Now its time to open the UFRaw in Unity dash. Type the installed software name in the search bar and then click on the UFRaw icon.

Read and manipulate the downloaded images with this wonderful application.

To remove the UFRaw package

Run the below command to remove the UFRaw package.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove ufraw -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libg15daemon-client1 libiceutil35v5 libpoppler-cpp0 libqt4-svg libsnappy1v5 libzeroc-ice35v5
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  ufraw
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-3ubuntu6) ...

Tag : UFRaw
Comment
pratapkumarnayak
Jan 22 2020
Hi,
I am unable to convert .dng extension file to .png.
Please help me

it showing error like :
convert: unable to open image
convert: unable to access configure file
convert: no decode delegate for this image format
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FAQ
Q
How to remove the UFRaw package?
A
Run the below command to remove the UFRaw package:
# apt-get remove ufraw
Q
What is UFRaw?
A
UFRaw stands for Unidentified Flying Raw, an open source tool used to read and manipulate the raw images from the digital cameras. It supports the color management workflow and enables the users to apply ICC color profiles.
Q
Will GIMP open raw files from my camera?
A
Currently, you need to install UFRaw to open raw files. It’s both a standalone application and a GIMP plug-in for opening and processing raw images.
Q
How to remove ufraw complertely in ubuntu?
A
Use the follow command:
"apt-get remove ufraw -y" use this command
Q
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A
In any of the drawing tools (Pen, Pencil, etc.), click on one endpoint of the line. Then hold the shift key and click on the other endpoint.