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How to Install Fotoxx 20.19 – A Linux Photo Editor on Ubuntu 20.10

Fotoxx is an open-source, lightweight, easy to use, and fast photo editor that comes with a lot of powerful features that a photographer needs. It is different from typical photo editors because it is a solid photo manager as well. Fotoxx has made it easy to navigate, maintain, and edit the image collections. Let’s have a look at some notable features of Fotoxx:

  • Fotoxx can edit and save photos in various formats such as PNG (8/16 bit), TIFF, and jpeg.
  • Fotoxx comes with plenty of professional photo editing tools to repair and enhance images.
  • It has an accurate selection tool that is used to edit a selected object in the image.
  • Metadata of the images can be edited, such as tags, geotags, ratings, dates, etc.
  • It provides convenience in searching for images using any combination of metadata, file, or folder name.
  • Images can also be viewed on the map that indicates the locations where the images were taken.
  • Fotoxx maintains all the images on your device and assists in searching images effortlessly.
  • It manages the images and presents them in thumbnail form for easy navigation.
  • Manages animated Gifs and displays them in animated thumbnail form.

Let’s check how to get it on your Ubuntu device.

How to Install Fotoxx 20.19 on Ubuntu 20.10:

To install Fotoxx on Ubuntu, first of all, you need to add its repository using the command mentioned below:

$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway

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Press “Enter” to continue the process.

In the second step, update the packages list using:

$sudo apt update

The third step is to install Fotoxx, execute the command shown below:

$sudo apt install fotoxx

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Fotoxx will be installed and can be viewed in applications:

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Open it: It may give an error that can be seen in the image:

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To do away with error, install “dcraw” using:

$sudo apt install dcraw

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Fotoxx will open and normally work after installing “dcraw”:

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How to uninstall Fotoxx 20.19 from Ubuntu 20.10:

To delete the Fotoxx photo editor, type the command mentioned below:

$sudo apt remove fotoxx

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Press “Y/y” to continue the deletion process.

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