Photonix is a simple and lightweight photo collection manager that allows you to organize and easily navigate through your digital images. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Photonix on Linux Mint Latest.
Before installing Photonix, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Step 1: Update your system
Before installing Photonix, it is important to ensure that your system is up to date. Open a terminal window and run the following command to update your system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Enter your sudo password when prompted.
Step 2: Install Dependencies
Photonix requires some dependencies to run. In this step, we will install the required dependencies. Run the following command on your terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-gi gobject-introspection gir1.2-gtk-3.0 git -y
Enter your sudo password when prompted and wait for the installation process to complete.
Step 3: Clone Photonix from Git
Photonix doesn't come pre-installed with Linux Mint. Therefore, we will have to clone it from the Github repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/photonixapp/photonix.git
The above command will clone the Photonix Git repository to your current working directory.
Step 4: Install Photonix
Now, navigate to the cloned Photonix directory using the following command:
cd photonix
Then, run the following command to install Photonix:
sudo python3 setup.py install –-record files.txt
Enter your sudo password when prompted and wait for the installation process to complete.
Step 5: Run Photonix
Finally, launch Photonix by typing "photonix" in your terminal window:
photonix
Photonix should launch and you can start organizing your photos.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install Photonix on Linux Mint Latest. You can now easily organize and navigate through your digital photos using this lightweight and simple photo collection manager.
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