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.