How to install Geeqie on Debian 8.3

How to install Geeqie on Debian 8.3

Geeqie is a free software image viewer and image organizer program for UNIX like operating systems. It can also view raster and vector images. This tutorial covers the installation of Geeqie in Debian.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, first add the repo in the target system.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

In configuration file, enter the two lines in the file and save it. Exit from the file.

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

The configuration file is updated. Next update the apt source in the system.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease [145 kB]
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie InRelease          
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release.gpg        
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages                  
Ign http://ftp.debian.org stable InRelease     
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources [15.5 kB]
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en                
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources [32 B]     
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,408 B]
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages [32 B]
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B]
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2,704 B]
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable Release.gpg
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable Release
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/contrib amd64 Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/non-free amd64 Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/non-free Translation-en
Fetched 171 kB in 14s (11.5 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done

Once the system gets updated, install the geeqie package in the system by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install geeqie
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  exiftran exiv2 geeqie-common
Suggested packages:
  xpaint geeqie-dbg libjpeg-progs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  exiftran exiv2 geeqie geeqie-common
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,403 kB of archives.
After this operation, 5,428 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main exiftran amd64 2.09-1+b1 [30.1 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main exiv2 amd64 0.24-4.1 [94.2 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main geeqie-common all 1:1.2-3 [623 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable/main geeqie amd64 1:1.2-3+b1 [656 kB]
Fetched 1,403 kB in 9s (143 kB/s)                                             
Selecting previously unselected package exiftran.
(Reading database ... 181105 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../exiftran_2.09-1+b1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking exiftran (2.09-1+b1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package exiv2.
Preparing to unpack .../exiv2_0.24-4.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking exiv2 (0.24-4.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package geeqie-common.
Preparing to unpack .../geeqie-common_1%3a1.2-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking geeqie-common (1:1.2-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package geeqie.
Preparing to unpack .../geeqie_1%3a1.2-3+b1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking geeqie (1:1.2-3+b1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6) ...
Setting up exiftran (2.09-1+b1) ...
Setting up exiv2 (0.24-4.1) ...
Setting up geeqie-common (1:1.2-3) ...
Setting up geeqie (1:1.2-3+b1) ...

Next click the Activities window and type geeqie. The application will be displayed. Click on the icon and run the application.

Now Geeqie application is running. You can now use this application to view your images.

Wasn' t that an easy installation? Geeqie can display images in normal, fullscreen mode, static or slideshow mode.