Photoview is an open-source and minimalist image viewer designed for seamless integration with your Linux desktop environment. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for viewing, zooming, rotating, and navigating through your images. Here's how you can install Photoview on Arch Linux:
Before proceeding with the installation of Photoview, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Photoview depends on several libraries and tools to function properly. To ensure that you have all the required dependencies, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S gtk3 libjpeg-turbo libxcomposite
This command will install the necessary packages if they're not already installed on your system.
You can download the Photoview source code from its official GitHub repository:
git clone https://github.com/photoview/photoview.git
This will clone the Photoview repository to your current working directory.
Once you have downloaded the Photoview source code, navigate to the downloaded directory and run the following commands:
cd photoview
make
sudo make install
This will compile the source code, build the executable files, and install Photoview on your system.
You can launch Photoview by executing the following command in the terminal:
photoview
Alternatively, you can create a shortcut to the Photoview executable file in your desktop environment and launch it from there.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photoview on your Arch Linux system. You can now use it to view and manage your images in a simple and intuitive way.
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