Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Rapid Photo Downloader is an open source photo and video downloader, allowing the users to download and copy images and videos from photography devices. The latest version available is Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.7, which has been released a few days ago.
In this article I will show you how to install Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.7 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, 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, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7 and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via PPA, installing Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.7 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa, update the local repository index and install the rapid-photo-downloader package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dlynch3/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rapid-photo-downloader