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−	== Install 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 latest version=
		+	== From Google website==
		+	:# Go to http://picasa.google.com/linux/ and select (at this moment) <pre> Download Picasa 3 for Linux</pre> and select version <pre>deb, for Debian/Ubuntu</pre>
		+	:# Open Konsole and check required packages <pre> sudo pisi it binutils </pre>
		+	:# Cd to downloaded .deb file <pre> cd ~/Desktop </pre>
		+	:# Use ar to extract the installation archive from deb <pre> ar x picasa_*.deb data.tar.gz </pre>
		+	:# Delete downloaded .deb file <pre> rm -f picasa_*.deb </pre>
		+	:# Move archive to top directory <pre> sudo mv data.tar.gz /. </pre>
		+	:# Goto this directory <pre> cd / </pre>
		+	:# Unpack archive <pre> sudo tar zxf data.tar.gz </pre>
		+	:# Delete the archive <pre> sudo rm -f data.tar.gz </pre>
		+	:# Add an item for Picasa 3 to K Menu <pre> kdesu kwrite /usr/share/applications/picasa3.desktop </pre> After entering the root password an empty KWrite window will appear and Copy/Paste the following 7 lines in this window: <pre>[Desktop Entry]</pre><pre>Name=Picasa 3</pre><pre>Exec=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/bin/picasa</pre><pre>Terminal=false</pre><pre>Type=Application</pre><pre>Icon=/opt/google/picasa/3.0/desktop/picasa32x32.xpm</pre><pre>Categories=Application;Graphics</pre>Select [Save] and [Close] KWrite.
		+	:# Close the Konsole
		+	:# You can find Picasa 3 in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.
−	http://picasa.google.com/linux/faq.html#1	+	[[tr:NASIL:Picasa kurulumu]]
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−	Q: I miss the .bin package. Why is it gone, and how can I install Picasa 2.7 in my home directory?	+
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−	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	+
−		+
−	== Install method 2 ==	+
−	wget http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_2.7.3736-15_i386.deb	+
−	ar x picasa_2.7.3736-15_i386.deb data.tar.gz	+
−	mkdir -p ~/bin/google/picasa	+
−	mv data.tar.gz ~/bin/google/picasa	+
−	cd ~/bin/google/picasa	+
−	tar zxf data.tar.gz	+
−	rm -f data.tar.gz	+
−	cd ~/bin	+
−	ln -s google/picasa/opt/picasa/bin/picasa	+
−	~/bin/picasa	+
−		+
−	So going through the lines:	+
−	* I used wget to download the latest 32bit deb of picasa.	+
−	* I then used ar to extract the install files from the deb.	+
−	* I created a directory and all it's parent dirs to place picasa (~/bin/google/picasa).	+
−	* I moved the archive to the above dir.	+
−	* I changed to that directory.	+
−	* I extracted the archive.	+
−	* I deleted the archive.	+
−	* I changed dir to ~/bin.	+
−	* I created a symbolic link so that I could run ~/bin/picasa to execute the program.	+
−	* I ran picasa.	+

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Latest revision as of 14:47, 18 June 2010

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:

The latest version

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 7 lines in this window:

    [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
12. You can find Picasa 3 in Pardus > Programs > Graphics.