How to install Shotwell on Debian 9.0
To install Shotwell on Debian 9.0
Shotwell is the default digital photo manager on Ubuntu and Fedora. You can import all your photos directly from your disk or camera. You can organize your images through keywords and events, view them in full screen mode, and also share them through social media. This article covers the method involved with the installation of Shotwell on Debian 9.0.
Installation procedure
Before starting the installation procedure, add the repo by using nano command to open the sources.list configuration file. Add the following lines at end of the file. Save and exit from the file.
root@linuxhelppp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates main
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main
Once the repository is added, update the apt sources.list file by running the apt-get update command.
root@linuxhelppp:~# apt-get update
Ign:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian stable InRelease
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports InRelease [91.8 kB]
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian stable-updates InRelease
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates InRelease [62.9 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports/main Sources [85.9 kB]
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports/main amd64 Packages [137 kB]
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports/main Translation-en [71.9 kB]
Hit:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian stable Release
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates/main Sources [60.9 kB]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates/main amd64 Packages [155 kB]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates/main Translation-en [70.1 kB]
Fetched 736 kB in 4s (165 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
The target system is updated with the required repository. Install the shotwell package by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelppp:~# apt-get install shotwell
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
shotwell
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 33 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,483 kB of archives.
After this operation, 5,900 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package shotwell.
(Reading database ... 198648 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../shotwell_0.25.4+really0.24.5-0.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking shotwell (0.25.4+really0.24.5-0.1) ...
Setting up shotwell (0.25.4+really0.24.5-0.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Once the package is installed click on the activities window and type the package name. Click on the icon to run the application.
The Shotwell application is running successfully.
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