Photoview is an open-source image viewer and organizer that supports various file formats and provides simple navigation and editing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Photoview on Linux Mint Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
To install Photoview on your Linux Mint Latest system, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open the Terminal
Open the terminal by pressing "Ctrl+Alt+T" or by searching it in the applications menu.
Step 2: Install Dependencies
Before installing Photoview, you need to make sure that the system has the necessary dependencies installed. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential libgtk-3-dev libexif-dev libsqlite3-dev libgexiv2-dev libgee-0.8-dev libxml2-utils libsqlite3-0
Step 3: Clone Photoview Repository
To clone the Photoview repository, run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/photoview/photoview.git
Step 4: Build and Install Photoview
Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following commands to build and install Photoview:
cd photoview
meson build --prefix=/usr
sudo ninja -C build install
Step 5: Launch Photoview
To launch Photoview, open the terminal and run the following command:
photoview
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photoview on your Linux Mint Latest system. You can now use Photoview to view and organize your images.
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