Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Fotoxx is an open source photo editing program, working on Linux. It has support for the most important image formats, including JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF and RAW. Fotoxx is mostly used for cropping, resizing or retouching photos, without using layers, like Photoshop. The latest version available is Fotoxx 14.01, which has been released a while ago, with bugfixes and improvements. For more information, see the official changelog.
In this article I will show you how to install Fotoxx 14.01 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pear OS 8 and Pear OS 7.
Because Fotoxx 14.01 is available on Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 16 and Linux Mint 14 via the GetDeb repository, installing it is easy. All you have to do is add the GetDeb repo to your system, get the key, update the local repo index and install the fotoxx package. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation:
How to install Fotoxx 14.01 on Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu saucy-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fotoxx
How to install Fotoxx 14.01 on Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
$ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fotoxx
For Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 14, Pear OS 8 and Pear OS 7, we have to download the deb packages from the official site and install the package with dpkg. Follow the instructions for your architecture exactly, in order to gey a successful installation.
How to install Fotoxx 14.01 on 32 bit Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 14, Pear OS 8 and Pear OS 7 systems:
$ wget -c www.kornelix.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13035936/fotoxx-14.01-i686.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i fotoxx-14.01-i686.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
How to install Fotoxx 14.01 on 64 bit Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 14, Pear OS 8 and Pear OS 7 systems:
$ wget -c www.kornelix.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13035936/fotoxx-14.01-x86_64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i fotoxx-14.01-x86_64.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f