How to Install Photoview on EndeavourOS

Photoview is an image viewer and organizer that allows you to view, manage and organize your photos in a simple and elegant way. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Photoview on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

Step 1: Enable the AUR Repository

Photoview is available on the AUR (Arch User Repository). To install Photoview on EndeavourOS, we need to enable the AUR repository.

First, open a terminal window and update the package list by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Next, install the yay package manager by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S yay

Once the yay package manager is installed, we can use it to enable the AUR repository by running the following command:

yay -S --needed base-devel git

Step 2: Install Photoview

With the AUR repository enabled, we can now install Photoview.

To install Photoview, open a terminal window and run the following command:

yay -S photoview

This command will download and install Photoview and all its dependencies.

Step 3: Launch Photoview

Once the installation is complete, you can launch Photoview by searching for it in the applications menu or by running the following command in a terminal window:

photoview

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Photoview on EndeavourOS. Photoview provides a simple and elegant way to view, manage and organize your photos. With this tutorial, you can now enjoy the features of Photoview on your EndeavourOS system.

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