How to install Geeqie in Ubuntu

To install Geeqie in Ubuntu

Geeqie is an open source image viewer and organizer that allows the users to view graphics files. It is designed with several features including thumbnail view, zoom and filtering option. Geeqie also supports external editor. Installation of Geeqie in Ubuntu is explained in this manual.

Features

• Easy integration with other software
• No need to import images
• Fast preview for raw image formats
• Panels can be docked
• Sorting and managing option for photo collection
  

Installation of Geeqie

First add the repository for geeqie image viewer by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:anton+/photo-video-apps
 Photo Video Applications build for the Standard (GTK) Ubuntu platforms
More info: https://launchpad.net/~anton+/+archive/ubuntu/photo-video-apps
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_0lf6h2t/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_0lf6h2t/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 72B61DBF from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp_0lf6h2t/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 72B61DBF: public key " Launchpad PPA for Pascal Mons"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease              
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/anton+/photo-video-apps/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]
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/atareao/sunflower/ubuntu xenial InRelease 
Ign:7 https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04  InRelease
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:9 https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04  Release
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/enlightenment-git/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gns3/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net/me-davidsansome/clementine/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mystic-mirage/komodo-edit/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:18 http://ppa.launchpad.net/starws-box/deadbeef-player/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/unstable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:20 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wereturtle/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/anton+/photo-video-apps/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [18.8 kB]
Get:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/anton+/photo-video-apps/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [18.7 kB]
Get:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/anton+/photo-video-apps/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [9,168 B]
Fetched 64.7 kB in 4s (16.0 kB/s)                                  
Reading package lists... Done
W: https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04/Release.gpg: Signature by key 4497DA50FBD0158CCFD1996CEE611E131C42E360 uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)

Now its time to install the Geeqie by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install geeqie
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:
  exiftran exiv2 geeqie-common imagemagick imagemagick-6.q16
  imagemagick-common libexiv2-14 libilmbase12 liblqr-1-0 libmagickcore-6.q16-2
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra libmagickwand-6.q16-2 libnetpbm10 libopenexr22
  netpbm
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/conjure-im6 to provide /usr/bin/conjure (conjure) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/import-im6 to provide /usr/bin/import (import) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/identify-im6 to provide /usr/bin/identify (identify) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/stream-im6 to provide /usr/bin/stream (stream) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/display-im6 to provide /usr/bin/display (display) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/montage-im6 to provide /usr/bin/montage (montage) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/mogrify-im6 to provide /usr/bin/mogrify (mogrify) in auto mode
Setting up libilmbase12:amd64 (2.2.0-11ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libopenexr22:amd64 (2.2.0-10ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra:amd64 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1) ...
Setting up libnetpbm10 (2:10.0-15.3) ...
Setting up netpbm (2:10.0-15.3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

To launch the geeqie application, just enter “ geeqie” in the command prompt.

root@linuxhelp:~# geeqie

Home page of Geeqie will appear as shown below.

If you want to view all image, open the image directory in the search panel.

Zoom in and Zoom out option is available to maximize and minimize the size of the image.