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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. Open Konsole and check required packages 2.2.3 3. Cd to downloaded .deb file 2.2.4 4. Use ar to extract the installation archive from deb 2.2.5 5. Delete downloaded .deb file 2.2.6 6. Move archive to top directory 2.2.7 7. Goto this directory 2.2.8 8. Unpack archive 2.2.9 9. Delete the archive 2.2.10 10. Add an item for Picasa 3 to K Menu 2.2.11 11. Close the Konsole and you can find Picasa 3 in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.

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. Open Konsole and check required packages

sudo pisi it binutils

3. Cd to downloaded .deb file

cd ~/Desktop

4. Use ar to extract the installation archive from deb

ar x picasa_*.deb data.tar.gz

5. Delete downloaded .deb file

rm -f picasa_*.deb

6. Move archive to top directory

sudo mv data.tar.gz /.

7. Goto this directory

cd /

8. Unpack archive

sudo tar zxf data.tar.gz

9. Delete the archive

sudo rm -f data.tar.gz

10. 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 and 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.

11. Close the Konsole and you can find Picasa 3 in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.