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−	== Method 1 ==	+	Picasa cannot be installed with [[package-manager]] because its license doesn't allow anyone to distribute it freely.
−	There may be a better way to install Picasa on Pardus, so pelase up date this howto with a easier method.	+	But you can still install it by following these instructions:
−	This method is a bit cumbersome, but does work.	+	=The easy way (but not the latest version)=
		+	# Select and install http://paketler.pardus-linux.org/users-2008/GooPi-0.0.2-3-2.pisi
		+	# With the application GooPi (Pardus > Programs > System) you can automatically build .pisi-package of Google software (Picasa, Google Desktop, Google earth).
		+	# After selecting the applications and [Start Building Pisi](+ root password) a directory Picasa-Pisi with the build .pisi-package will be placed on your Desktop.
		+	# You can use this package to install Picasa 2.7 (Pardus > Programs > Graphics).
		+	=The latest version=
		+	== From http://pchilfe-juergens.de/PISI-Pakete/ ==
		+	From this site you can select and install Picasa.
		+	== From Google website==
		+	==== 1. Go to http://picasa.google.com/linux/ and select (at this moment)====
−	http://picasa.google.com/linux/faq.html#1	+	* Download Picasa 3 for Linux
−	Q:  I miss the .bin package. Why is it gone, and how can I install Picasa 2.7 in my home directory?	+	and select version
−		+	* deb, for Debian/Ubuntu
−	We no longer ship a .bin because we prefer users to add our repository to their package manager, and use their system's normal autoupdate to pick up new versions of Picasa automatically.	+
−		+
−	If you really can't or don't want to use a .rpm or .deb package manager, you can still do a manual install into your home directory by unpacking the .deb or .rpm package. For instance, to unpack the .deb package manually, do:	+
−		+
−	cd $HOME	+
−	ar x picasa_*.deb data.tar.gz	+
−	tar zxf data.tar.gz	+
−		+
−	You can then run Picasa with the command:	+
−		+
−	$HOME/opt/picasa/bin/picasa	+
−		+
−	You probably want to make an icon, shortcut, or symlink for that so you only have to type it once!	+
−		+
−	The above was from google FAQ, i did it as follows:	+
−		+
−	I extracted the picasa.deb file to my desktop.	+
−	then extracted the data.tar.gz file	+
−	this created a 'opt' directory on my desktop and a 'usr' folder.	+
−	Then as SU i copied the 'opt/picasa' folder to my /opt/ folder so I had /opt/picasa.	+
−	I aslo copied the usr/picasa file to /usr/local/bin	+
−	Then edited the kde-menu to add a entry under 'graphics' for picasa, pointing to /opt/picasa/bin/picasa	+
−	The icon was located at: /opt/picasa/desktop/picasa.xpm	+
−		+
−	== Method 2 ==	+
−	==== 1. Use wget to download the latest 32bit deb of picasa ====	+
−	wget http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_2.7.3736-15_i386.deb	+
−		+
−	==== 2. Use ar to extract the install files from the deb ====	+
−	ar x picasa_2.7.3736-15_i386.deb data.tar.gz	+
		+	==== 2. Use ar to extract the install files from deb ====
		+	ar x picasa_*.deb data.tar.gz
	==== 3. Create a directory and all it's parent dirs to place picasa (~/bin/google/picasa)====		==== 3. Create a directory and all it's parent dirs to place picasa (~/bin/google/picasa)====
	mkdir -p ~/bin/google/picasa		mkdir -p ~/bin/google/picasa
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	==== 7. Delete the archive====		==== 7. Delete the archive====
	rm -f data.tar.gz		rm -f data.tar.gz
−	==== 8. Change dir to ~/bin====	+	==== 8. Add an item for Picasa 3 to K-menu====
−	cd ~/bin	+
−	==== 9. Create a symbolic link so that I could run ~/bin/picasa to execute the program====	+	kdesu kwrite /usr/share/applications/picasa3.desktop
−	ln -s google/picasa/opt/picasa/bin/picasa	+
−	==== 10. Run picasa====	+	After entering the root password an empty KWrite window will appear an Copy/Paste the following text:
−	~/bin/picasa	+
		+	[Desktop Entry]
		+	Name=Picasa 3
		+	Exec=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/bin/picasa
		+	Terminal=false
		+	Type=Application
		+	Icon=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/desktop/picasa32x32.xpm
		+	Categories=Application;Graphics
		+
		+	Select [Save] and [Close] KWrite.
		+	==== 9. For Picasa 3 look in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.

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Revision as of 15:39, 1 May 2009

Picasa cannot be installed with package-manager because its license doesn't allow anyone to distribute it freely. But you can still install it by following these instructions:

Contents 1 The easy way (but not the latest version) 2 The latest version 2.1 From http://pchilfe-juergens.de/PISI-Pakete/ 2.2 From Google website 2.2.1 1. Go to http://picasa.google.com/linux/ and select (at this moment) 2.2.2 2. Use ar to extract the install files from deb 2.2.3 3. Create a directory and all it's parent dirs to place picasa (~/bin/google/picasa) 2.2.4 4. Move the archive to the above dir 2.2.5 5. Change to that directory 2.2.6 6. Extract the archive 2.2.7 7. Delete the archive 2.2.8 8. Add an item for Picasa 3 to K-menu

The easy way (but not the latest version)

1. Select and install http://paketler.pardus-linux.org/users-2008/GooPi-0.0.2-3-2.pisi
2. With the application GooPi (Pardus > Programs > System) you can automatically build .pisi-package of Google software (Picasa, Google Desktop, Google earth).
3. After selecting the applications and [Start Building Pisi](+ root password) a directory Picasa-Pisi with the build .pisi-package will be placed on your Desktop.
4. You can use this package to install Picasa 2.7 (Pardus > Programs > Graphics).

The latest version

From http://pchilfe-juergens.de/PISI-Pakete/

From this site you can select and install Picasa.

From Google website

1. Go to http://picasa.google.com/linux/ and select (at this moment)

   * Download Picasa 3 for Linux 

and select version

   * deb, for Debian/Ubuntu 

2. Use ar to extract the install files from deb

ar x picasa_*.deb data.tar.gz

3. Create a directory and all it's parent dirs to place picasa (~/bin/google/picasa)

mkdir -p ~/bin/google/picasa

4. Move the archive to the above dir

mv data.tar.gz ~/bin/google/picasa

5. Change to that directory

cd ~/bin/google/picasa

6. Extract the archive

tar zxf data.tar.gz

7. Delete the archive

rm -f data.tar.gz

8. Add an item for Picasa 3 to K-menu

kdesu kwrite /usr/share/applications/picasa3.desktop

After entering the root password an empty KWrite window will appear an Copy/Paste the following text:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Picasa 3
Exec=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/bin/picasa
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/desktop/picasa32x32.xpm
Categories=Application;Graphics

Select [Save] and [Close] KWrite. ==== 9. For Picasa 3 look in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.