Picasa
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Description
Google's image manipulation and catalogue program, Picasa 2.7 Beta for Linux, from http://picasa.google.com/linux .
Installation
$ wget http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/testing/i386/picasa-2.7.3736-7.i386.rpm
$ sudo yum install ./picasa-2.7.3736-7.i386.rpm
============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: picasa i386 2.7.3736-7 ./picasa-2.7.3736-7.i386.rpm 82 M Installing for dependencies: gphoto2 i386 2.3.1-5.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 1.4 M hpijs i386 1:1.7.4a-6.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 293 k libexif i386 0.6.15-3.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 231 k libieee1284 i386 0.2.11-1.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 33 k libsane-hpaio i386 1.7.4a-6.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 64 k lockdev i386 1.0.1-11.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 15 k net-snmp-libs i386 1:5.4-16.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 1.1 M sane-backends i386 1.0.18-15.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 1.0 M sane-backends-libs i386 1.0.18-15.fc7 olpc_koji-update1 2.3 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 10 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 89 MB
To Run
$ picasa
Note:
- Picasa (for linux) is actually the MS-Windows version, packaged with wine.
- Wine 0.9.20 is included with Picasa (for Linux), allows to run Microsoft Windows programs.
- Under Sugar GUI, Picasa may open a dialog window which is not visible in Sugar. Alt-Tab to active this dialog box.
- Load times are 5 to 10 minutes, wait until 'splash box' goes away.
- Under Sugar GUI, you can do other Activities while loading, Alt-Tab to switch Activities.
