{"id":43626,"date":"2023-01-29T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T15:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43626"},"modified":"2023-01-29T15:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T15:54:52","slug":"install-lightzone-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/install-lightzone-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install LightZone RAW Photo Editor in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43627\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are several Lightroom alternative applications for editing your photos. LightZone is one of them works in Linux.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a free and open-source professional-level digital darkroom and photo editor written in Java. It has less features than the popular Darktable and RawTherapee, but it&#8217;s good at processing black and white photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ktgw0316\/LightZone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LightZone<\/a> features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows, macOS, and Linux support.<\/li>\n<li>Support RAW files for a variety of cameras.<\/li>\n<li>Batch processing.<\/li>\n<li>Range of available style filters<\/li>\n<li>Many non-destructive tools<\/li>\n<li>Raw tone curve modification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43628\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-600x340.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-600x340.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-768x435.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone.webp 1318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install LightZone in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>The software has an <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ktgw0316\/LightZone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official PPA<\/a> so far with Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Linux Mint 21\/20 support.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, run command to add the PPA repository:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lightzone-team\/lightzone<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43629\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa-600x199.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa-600x199.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa-300x99.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa-768x254.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lightzone-ppa.webp 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> For Linux Mint and old Ubuntu 18.04, user need to manually refresh the system package index by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Finally, install this photo editing tool via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install lightzone<\/pre>\n<p>With the PPA, you don&#8217;t have to run the apt command again and again, the future release page will be available to install in Software Updater (Update Manager) utility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43630\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone-600x291.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone-600x291.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone-300x145.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone-768x372.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/apt-lightzone.webp 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After installation, search for and launch the editor either from start menu or &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview depends on your system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-lightzone.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43631\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-lightzone.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-lightzone.webp 523w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/open-lightzone-300x161.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall LightZone<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the photo editor, open a terminal window and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove lightzone<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository either via &#8220;Software &amp; Updates&#8221; utility under <i>Other Software tab<\/i>, or by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:lightzone-team\/lightzone<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several Lightroom alternative applications for editing your photos. 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