How to install RawTherapee in Debian 8.3

To install RawTherapee in Debian

RawTherapee is an open-source raw image processor which is used for designing and developing raw photos which includes unusual ones like those from cameras using Foveon and X-Trans sensors. Installation of RawTherapee in Debian is explained in this tutorial.

If you want to know about the installation of RawTherapee on Ubuntu, check out: https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-rawtherapee-5-on-ubuntu-16-04

To install RawTherapee

Before installing RawTherapee, add the repo by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

Once it is done, update the apt source list by triggering the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease [63.1 kB]
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease                             
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie InRelease                                  
Ign http://ftp.debian.org stable InRelease                                     
Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release.gpg [2,373 B]                    
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release.gpg [2,373 B]                       
Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release [148 kB]                         
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources                          
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources                       
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [6,916 B]
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages                
Get:6 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Sources [188 kB]          
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en                
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2,704 B]
Get:8 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages [6,776 kB]           
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org stable Release [148 kB]                            
Get:10 http://ftp.debian.org stable/main amd64 Packages [6,776 kB]             
Get:11 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Sources [1,439 B]     
Get:12 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages [346 kB]  
Get:13 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib amd64 Packages [2,506 B]
Get:14 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en [1,211 B]
Get:15 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en [183 kB]  
Get:16 http://ftp.debian.org stable/contrib amd64 Packages [50.2 kB]           
Get:17 http://ftp.debian.org stable/non-free amd64 Packages [83.6 kB]          
Get:18 http://ftp.debian.org stable/contrib Translation-en [38.5 kB]           
Get:19 http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Translation-en [4,582 kB]             
Get:20 http://ftp.debian.org stable/non-free Translation-en [72.1 kB]          
Get:21 http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en [4,582 kB]          
Fetched 24.1 MB in 6min 25s (62.3 kB/s)                                        
Reading package lists... Done

Now is the time to install the RawTherapee. Use the following command for the same purpose.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install rawtherapee
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk0 rawtherapee-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk0 rawtherapee rawtherapee-data
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 269 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,657 kB of archives.
After this operation, 21.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libcanberra-gtk0 amd64 0.30-2.1 [15.0 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main libcanberra-gtk-module amd64 0.30-2.1 [16.8 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main rawtherapee-data all 4.2-1+deb8u2 [5,936 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main rawtherapee amd64 4.2-1+deb8u2 [2,689 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package rawtherapee.
Preparing to unpack .../rawtherapee_4.2-1+deb8u2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking rawtherapee (4.2-1+deb8u2) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Setting up libcanberra-gtk0:amd64 (0.30-2.1) ...
Setting up libcanberra-gtk-module:amd64 (0.30-2.1) ...
Setting up rawtherapee-data (4.2-1+deb8u2) ...
Setting up rawtherapee (4.2-1+deb8u2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u2) ...

RawTherapee is now installed and ready to be used. Click on the activities bar and type RawTherapee to access it.

RawTherapee is ready to be used.