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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
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Install     10 Package(s)         
Update       0 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)         

Total download size: 89 MB

Note:
* Some packages don't have a proper pgp key, so you may need to skip pgp.
  $ yum --nogpgcheck

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.