In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the steps required to install PhotoView on POP! OS latest. PhotoView is a simple and lightweight image viewer that comes with a lot of features. It's an open-source application and available for free. Here are the steps to install PhotoView on your POP! OS.
Before we proceed with this tutorial, please make sure that you have the following:
Follow the steps given below to install PhotoView on your system:
First, we have to install the required dependencies to run PhotoView on POP! OS. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev libglib2.0-dev libexo-1-dev libexif-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libtiff-dev libgexiv2-dev git
Enter your password and press Enter. Wait for a few minutes for the installation to complete.
Once you have installed the required dependencies, you can move on to the next step. Open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/photoview/photoview.git
This will download the latest version of PhotoView from the official repository.
Now, navigate to the downloaded folder by running the following command:
cd photoview
After you have navigated to the downloaded folder, run the following command to build and install PhotoView:
cargo install --path .
This will take a few minutes to complete depending upon your internet connection speed.
Once the installation completes, you can launch PhotoView by running the following command:
photoview
This will launch PhotoView, and you can start using it to view your favorite images.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PhotoView on your POP! OS machine. You can now view and manage your images using PhotoView. We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.
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