Photoview is an open-source image viewer and organizer that is lightweight, fast and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Photoview on Elementary OS Latest.
Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to update the package list in your system by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Photoview requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libsqlite3-dev -y
Photoview is written in Rust language. So, you need to install the Rust compiler and its package manager. Use the following command to install Rust:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
After installing Rust, you need to refresh the environment variables by running the following command:
source $HOME/.cargo/env
Now, you can download and install Photoview from its official website. Open your terminal and execute the following commands:
cd ~/Downloads
wget https://github.com/photoview/photoview/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.1.tar.gz
tar -xvf v0.5.1.tar.gz
cd photoview-0.5.1
cargo install --path . --force
After installing Photoview, you can launch it from the terminal using the following command:
photoview
You can also create a menu entry for Photoview using the following command:
sudo cp ~/.local/share/applications/photoview.desktop /usr/share/applications/
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photoview on Elementary OS Latest. Now, you can enjoy its features and organize your images in a faster and more efficient way.
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