How to install LightZone in Ubuntu

To install LightZone in Ubuntu

Light Zone is a digital darkroom software used to edit raw photos and downloaded images in Linux distributions. It is a non-destructive editor that enables the users to copy the batch of photos at single click. Users can build up a stack of tools that can be rearranged, readjusted and turned off & on. Installation of LightZone in Ubuntu is discussed in this article.

Installation of LightZone

First add the lightzone repo file by using “ add-apt-repository” command.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/lightzone
 
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/ubuntu/lightzone
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp4huamqo8/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp4huamqo8/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 614C4B38 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp4huamqo8/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 614C4B38: public key " Launchpad otto06217"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Update your apt source with the " apt-get update" command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]   
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/sunflower/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial InRelease              
Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial InRelease             
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease           
Hit:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/enlightenment-git/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease   
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease         
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gns3/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease               
Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/me-davidsansome/clementine/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mystic-mirage/komodo-edit/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/lightzone/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/starws-box/deadbeef-player/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/unstable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:18 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [42.3 kB]
Ign:20 https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04  InRelease
Hit:21 https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04  Release  
Get:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [42.3 kB]
Get:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/lightzone/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [564 B]
Get:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/lightzone/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [564 B]
Get:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/lightzone/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [516 B]
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Reading package lists... Done

Run the below command to install the Lightzone.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install lightzone
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libwxbase3.0-0v5 libwxgtk3.0-0v5
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  ca-certificates-java fonts-dejavu-extra java-common javahelp2 libbonobo2-0
  libbonobo2-common libgnome-2-0 libgnome2-common libgnomevfs2-0
  libgnomevfs2-common liborbit-2-0 openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jre-headless
Suggested packages:
  default-jre javahelp2-doc libbonobo2-bin desktop-base libgnomevfs2-bin
  libgnomevfs2-extra gamin | fam gnome-mime-data icedtea-8-plugin
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o provide /usr/bin/tnameserv (tnameserv) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/jexec to provide /usr/bin/jexec (jexec) in auto mode
Setting up openjdk-8-jre:amd64 (8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/policytool to provide /usr/bin/policytool (policytool) in auto mode
Setting up javahelp2 (2.0.05.ds1-8) ...
Setting up lightzone (4.1.5.90-0x0~ppa) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

Open the Unity dashboard and access the Lightzone application.

Either, enter lightzone in the command prompt to open the application.

root@linuxhelp:~# lightzone

Open new workspace to start editing process.

Click on the Open icon to select the image.

Select both image and its directory, then click on “ open” option.

Now you can able to edit your favorite image.