{"id":45605,"date":"2024-02-20T14:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=45605"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:18:10","slug":"gthumb-3-12-5-released-with-few-bug-fixes-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/02\/gthumb-3-12-5-released-with-few-bug-fixes-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"gThumb 3.12.5 Released with Few Bug-fixes (Ubuntu PPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-40863\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gthumb-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>gThumb image viewer and organizer released new 3.12.5 release this Sunday. It\u00a0is a small release only contains translation updates and a few bug-fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Bug fixes in the release include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the &#8216;Store metadata inside files if possible&#8217; option is active, comment a picture will delete its Color Profile tag.<\/li>\n<li>Build issue with libjxl 0.9 for loading JPEG-XL images.<\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;Add to catalog&#8221;, when &#8220;Keep the dialog open&#8221; button is checked, the &#8220;View the destination&#8221; checkbox becomes disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nothing else!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45606\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer-700x449.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer-700x449.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer-768x493.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer-1320x847.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gthumb-image-viewer.webp 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install gThumb 3.12.5<\/h3>\n<p>gThumb does not provide pre-build binary packages. Besides building from the <a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.gnome.org\/GNOME\/gthumb\/-\/tags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source tarball<\/a>, here are 2 ways to get it in Ubuntu and other Linux: Flatpak and Ubuntu PPA.<\/p>\n<h4>Option 1: Ubuntu PPA<\/h4>\n<p>For Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 23.10, I&#8217;ve upload the package into this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a>. (<u>Intel\/AMD machines need to wait a few hours, the building farm seems busy at the moment.<\/u>)<\/p>\n<p>Compare to the last release, the PPA now is built with more options, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enable lcms2 to get color management support.<\/li>\n<li>Enable libchamplain to show the position the image refers to.<\/li>\n<li>Enable libcolord to read the monitor color profile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1. Firstly press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, paste the command below into terminal and hit run:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks for sudo authentication, then hit Enter to continue.<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43752\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/audacious-ppa-jammy.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Adding PPA will automatically refresh the package cache in Ubuntu. However some Ubuntu based systems (such as Linux Mint) does not. To do it manually, simply run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p>3. Finally, either run the apt install command in a terminal window to install the image viewer:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install gthumb<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44508\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy-600x270.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy-600x270.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy-768x346.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/apt-gthumb-jammy.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOr use the Software Updater (Update Manager) utility to receive package updates. Un-check other packages from the PPA if you don&#8217;t want them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/upgrade-gthumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34655\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/upgrade-gthumb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/upgrade-gthumb.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/upgrade-gthumb-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Option 2: Install gThumb Flatpak package<\/h4>\n<p>gThumb is also available to install as <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.gnome.gThumb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a>, which runs in sandbox and works in most Linux.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fedora 38\/39<\/b> (with 3rd party repository enabled) and <b>Linux Mint 21<\/b> can directly search for and install the Flatpak package either from Gnome Software or Software Manager.<\/p>\n<p>While Debian, Ubuntu, and other Linux, can follow the steps below one by one to get it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, <b>launch terminal<\/b> from start menu or &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview depends on your desktop environment.<a href=\"https:\/\/fostips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/open-terminal-jammy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6601\" src=\"https:\/\/fostips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/open-terminal-jammy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then, run command to enable Flatpak support in <b>Debian<\/b> and <b>Ubuntu<\/b> based systems:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>For other Linux, follow the official <a href=\"https:\/\/flatpak.org\/setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup guide<\/a> instead.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, install the image viewer as Flatpak package by running the command below in terminal:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.gnome.gThumb.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once installed, search for and launch the app either from start menu or &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview depends on your desktop environment.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"notebox\">First time installing Flatpak app may need log out and back in to make app icon visiable.<\/pre>\n<h3>Uninstall \/ Restore gThumb:<\/h3>\n<p>For PPA packages, you can restore to the stock version of the image viewer and organizer by purging the PPA repository. To do so, simply run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge &amp;&amp; sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the gThumb package, simply run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove gthumb gthumb-data<\/pre>\n<p>You may also keep the gThumb package but remove the Ubuntu PPA, since it contains many other software packages that you don&#8217;t prefer. To do so, either run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/apps<\/pre>\n<p>Or remove the repository line under &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab via <i>Software &amp; Updates<\/i> utility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/remove-huginppa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33215\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/remove-huginppa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/remove-huginppa.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/remove-huginppa-450x226.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the Flatpak package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to uninstall it:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.gnome.gThumb<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to clear useless run-time libraries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>gThumb image viewer and organizer released new 3.12.5 release this Sunday. It\u00a0is a small release only contains translation updates and a few bug-fixes. Bug fixes in the release include: When the &#8216;Store metadata inside files if possible&#8217; option is active, comment a picture will delete its Color Profile tag. Build issue with libjxl 0.9 for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[688,575,1432],"class_list":["post-45605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-gthumb-image-viewer","tag-image-viewer","tag-photo"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}