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Installing Picasa
If you have a Picasa window open, or you have the
Picasa icon in your toolbar, please close them before installing
a new version.
If you're using a recent version of Linux, you should
be able to pick "Open
With Default Application" or double-click on the downloaded .deb file
to install.
If that doesn't work, save the file in the /tmp directory, then open
a terminal window and install with a command like
$ sudo dpkg -i /tmp/picasa_2.7.3736-15_amd64.deb
or
$ su
# dpkg -i /tmp/picasa_2.7.3736-15_amd64.deb
# exit
Starting Picasa
Start Picasa by looking in your Linux distribution's Graphics menu. If you can't
find it there, give the command
/usr/bin/picasa
in a terminal window.
Tips
- In order for Picasa to work on a 64-bit Debian / Ubuntu system,
you need the following 32-bit compatibility packages: libc6-i386,
ia32-libs, lib32asound2, and lib32z1.
- If you use NFS, when Picasa first starts, click File / Add Folder.
Unselect your NFS shares from the watched list. Otherwise Picasa can get bogged
down scanning all your network directories!
- To get Picasa to see pictures on your hard drive, click "File / Add
Folder" (NOT "Import").
- When adding a folder to Picasa, the default action is to remove the
folder from Picasa. You have to actively choose Scan once or Scan
always.
- Picasa is not supported over remote X connections.
Wow, Picasa found all my photos!
When you start Picasa, it instantly goes to work, organizing
all the pictures on your hard drive by date in the "Folders on Disk" collection. If Picasa finds
folders you don't want, go into File > Add Folder to tell it which
folders to scan once, scan always or remove. To remove individual pictures
from your library, simply select a photo and right-click to delete it permanently
from your computer or hide it from Picasa.
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