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Shotwell 0.32.2 added Sony Camera .HIF file Support [Ubuntu PPA]

Last updated: July 24, 2023 — 1 Comment

The Shotwell photo manager and viewer got a new point release few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04 and 23.04.

The new Shotwell 0.32.2 added .hif file format support. It’s a HEIF variant usually taken by Sony Mirrorless Cameras.

Other changes are mostly bug-fixes, they include:

  • Fix using wrong data folder when starting profile through browser
  • Fix sendto in flatpak environment
  • Fix meta-data being written in a loop
  • Fix detecting false mtime changes
  • Fix broken aspect ratio of thumbnail when using external editors
  • Fix critical when exporting file with no exposure date
  • Fix minor leak in Flickr and Google authenticators
  • Enable C&P of paths in profile editor
  • Translation updates

How to Install Shotwell 0.32.2 in Ubuntu:

Option 1: Flatpak package (Official)

Shotwell provides official package for Linux through universal Flatpak package. Ubuntu user can install the package by running the 2 commands below one by one.

Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Run command to make sure flatpak daemon is installed:

sudo apt install flatpak

Then, run command to install Shotwell as Flatpak package:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gnome.Shotwell.flatpakref

Option 2: Ubuntu PPA

For those prefer the classic .deb package, I’ve upload Shotwell 0.32.2 into this unofficial PPA for Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 23.04.

1. First, search for and open terminal from your system application menu, or press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/shotwell

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Next, launch Software Updater (Update Manager), then install the updates for the software package.

Or, run command in terminal to install/upgrade the Shotwell package:

sudo apt install shotwell heif-gdk-pixbuf

NOTE: Linux Mint user may need to run sudo apt update first to refresh package cache.

Finally, either right-click on your photo images to select open with the photo manager, or search for and launch shotwell from ‘Activities’ overview and enjoy!

Uninstall Shotwell 0.32.2

For any issue, it’s recommended to purge the Ubuntu PPA. Which, will remove PPA and downgrade shotwell to the pre-installed version.

To do so, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/shotwell

For shotwell flatpak package, remove it by running command:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.gnome.Shotwell
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How to Install Shotwell 0.30.10 in Ubuntu 20.04

Last updated: June 12, 2020

Shotwell Photo Manager

While the default Shotwell photo organizer is old in Ubuntu 20.04, here’s how to install the latest stable 0.30.10 via PPA repository.

Changes from the pre-installed Shotwell 0.30.8 to Shotwell 0.30.10 include:

  • Modify web publishing authentication to comply with Google’s requirements
  • Fix YouTube OAuth scope
  • New and updated translations.

For those who want to upgrade to the latest stable Shotwell 0.30.10, the unofficial PPA has made the package for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

1.) Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from ‘Show Applications’ menu. When terminal opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sicklylife/shotwell

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2.) Then either upgrade Shotwell via Software Updater (Update Manager).

Or run command to install the new photo organizer package:

sudo apt install shotwell

(Optional) For any issue, you can purge the PPA to revert back the stock Shotwell 0.30.8 by running command:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:sicklylife/shotwell
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Shotwell 0.30.8 Released with Fix for Tumblr Publishing

Last updated: January 4, 2020

Shotwell Photo Manager

Shotwell 0.30.8 was released today as the latest stable version. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.

Shotwell 0.30.8 comes with updated translations and some bug-fixes, including:

  • Fix keyboard shortcut for adding tags
  • Fix Tumblr publishing issue
  • Fix month name translation in date/time chooser

Shotwell 0.23.5

How to install Shotwell 0.30.8 in Ubuntu:

If you’re OK with the flatpak package, which runs in sandbox, Shotwell 0.30.8 flatpak is available HERE.

Also Shotwell stable PPA maintains native .deb packages for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, and v0.30.8 will be available in a few days (You may check the PPA link before getting started).

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell

2. To upgrade Shotwell from a previous, launch Software Updater and install available updates.

upgrade shotwell

NOTE: To undo the installation, and downgrade shotwell to the stock version in your Ubuntu repository, run command to purge the PPA:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
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Shotwell 0.25 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: October 27, 2016

Shotwell Photo Manager

Shotwell, an open-source Gnome photo manager, has reached the 0.25 release with various improvements, bug-fixes, and translation updates. Here’s how to install or upgrade it in Ubuntu 16.04 and / or Ubuntu 16.10.

As a frequent updated software, Shotwell 0.25.0 is a ‘big’ release with following changes:

  • Add contrast to improvements
  • Add a log when shifting events
  • Add a debug output of the current timezone
  • Fix compilation with recent Vala compiler
  • Fix focus handling of full-screen viewer
  • Remove obsolete CSS style property
  • Support ACDSEE tags
  • Use unicode characters
  • Remove deprecated calls
  • Silence two C warnings that are usually caused by valac
  • Refactor web authenticator
  • Spelling fixes
  • Piwigo: Add option to override SSL certificate handling
  • Piwigo: Add option to show the SSL certificate
  • Remove an old GTK+ work-around
  • Remove deprecated GSettings calls
  • Persist export dialog settings
  • Remove deprecated elements from export dialog
  • Port web plugins to new libsoup API
  • Fix libraw binding
  • Piwigo: Fix new album creation
  • Blacklist vaapi decoder to prevent crashes in video meta data extraction
  • Hide “Folder” side-bar when empty
  • Enable SQL debugging through environment variable

How to install Shotwell 0.25 in Ubuntu:

The official Shotwell binaries for Ubuntu are maintained in the PPA repository. However, it seems to be an auto-build PPA and the 0.25.0 builds are broken due to the updated dependencies.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell

shotwell-maintainer-ppa

2. To upgrade Shotwell from a previous, launch Software Updater and install available updates.

upgrade shotwell

NOTE: To undo the installation, and downgrade shotwell to the stock version in your Ubuntu repository, run command to purge the PPA:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
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Shotwell 0.23.5 Adds Hyperlinks on Tags, Remove Buttom Toolbar Option

Last updated: August 21, 2016

Shotwell Ubuntu 16.04

The Gnome photo management software, Shotwell 0.23.5, was released a few days ago with user experience improvements, bug fixes, and translation updates.

Shotwell 0.23.5 adds an option under View menu allows users to hide the bottom toolbar. Tags below the thumbnails now behave like hyperlinks, so that clicking it brings you to the page with all other photos with that tag.

Shotwell 0.23.5

Other changes in the 0.23.5 release:

  • Remove obsolete files
  • Plugins: Load icons and GtkBuilder files from GResource
  • Fix .desktop file generation
  • Use Gtk.MessageDialog’s printf-style API for strings
  • Add SQL indexes to PhotoTable
  • Add Language headers to po files
  • Update INSTALL file
  • Really remove reference to external hmac_sha1
  • Disambiguate strings for time ranges
  • Implement linked tags
  • Make it more clear that something failed if SSL conncetion was not possible
  • Add option to filter by saved search
  • Explicitly link plugins to their dependencies
  • Fix typo in GSettings schema
  • Re-add –disable-extra-plugins configure option
  • Fix settings migrator and thumbnailer path
  • Bump debian compat for proper –libexecdir parameter

How to install Shotwell 0.23.5 in Ubuntu 16.04:

For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and derivatives, you can install or upgrade to Shotwell 0.23.5 using Jens Georg’s PPA.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell

shotwell-maintainer-ppa

2. Then updated package index and upgrade shotwell:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install shotwell

3. To restore the stock Shotwell 0.22 version, run command to purge the PPA:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
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