{"id":51960,"date":"2026-08-31T02:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=51960"},"modified":"2026-08-31T02:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:29:22","slug":"install-darktable-5-6-1-deb-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/install-darktable-5-6-1-deb-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Darktable 5.6.1 via DEB in Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04, 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36501\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/darktable-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This tutorial shows how to install the last version of Darktable (5.6.1 so far) via native DEB package in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and their based distributions such as Linux Mint 22.x.<\/p>\n<p>Darktable is a popular free open-source photography and raw developer application, which is so far at version 5.6.1. It provides official Linux package as non-install <b>AppImage<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you prefer the native <b>.deb<\/b> package, then here are 2 community maintained alternatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>OBS (Open Build Service)<\/b> repository.<\/li>\n<li><b>Unofficial Ubuntu PPA<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51961\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute-700x435.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute-700x435.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute-768x477.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable561-resolute.webp 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s New in the Latest Darktable 5.6.1:<\/h3>\n<p>The latest 5.6.1 is a maintenance release that contains mainly bug-fixes and stability improvements. It improved the logic of the built-in AI download manager, fixed AMD OpenCL issues, and improved stability on low-memory GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>While the last 5.6.0 features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI sub-system, with built-in manager to download some open-source AI models.<\/li>\n<li>Add new color harmonizer module.<\/li>\n<li>Export to HEIF image format, lossy or lossless in 8\/10\/12 bit color depths.<\/li>\n<li>New welcome dialog with some initial setup options.<\/li>\n<li>See the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darktable.org\/2026\/06\/darktable-5.6.0-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a> for more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Option 1: Use the OBS Build<\/h3>\n<p>The community OBS repository for Darktable has been maintained for many years. Not only for Ubuntu, it also provides native <b>.deb<\/b> for Debian, and <b>.rpm<\/b> for Fedora &amp; openSUSE, though only for <code>amd64<\/code> (AMD\/Intel) platform.<\/p>\n<p>You can simply go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/software.opensuse.org\/download.html?project=graphics:darktable&amp;package=darktable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download page<\/a>, choose your distribution logo, &#8220;Grab binary packages directly&#8221;, finally select download &amp; install the package for your system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51962\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs-700x469.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs-700x469.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/darktable560-obs.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to add the repository into your system, and keep the package up-to-date, then try the &#8220;Add repository and install manually&#8221; section. <b>For Debian\/Ubuntu, it however outdated<\/b>, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/install-apps-opensuse-obs\/\" target=\"_blank\">correct it<\/a> manually.<\/p>\n<h3>Option 2: Use Ubuntu PPA<\/h3>\n<p>While the OBS build supports only AMD\/Intel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/darktable\" target=\"_blank\">unofficial PPA<\/a> maintains the Darktable package with also ARM64 (e.g., Raspberry Pi and Snapdragon X) platform support.<\/p>\n<p>The PPA so far supports the three Ubuntu 26.04 (<code>amd64v3<\/code> also supported), Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS releases.<\/p>\n<p><b>To add the PPA and install Darktable<\/b>, press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal, and run the commands below one by one:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/darktable<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install darktable<\/pre>\n<p>The second command is optional but needed for Linux Mint. And, it should output something looks like &#8220;<i>Get\/Hit:6 https:\/\/ppa.launchpadcontent.net\/ubuntuhandbook1\/darktable\/ubuntu<\/i>&#8221; meaning it properly indexed the packages from the PPA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/add-darktable-ppa-resolute-700x420.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"366\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/add-darktable-ppa-resolute-700x420.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/add-darktable-ppa-resolute-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/add-darktable-ppa-resolute-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/add-darktable-ppa-resolute.webp 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve the PPA added properly, but the latest Darktable is still NOT available, then it&#8217;s properly the package priority issue. In the case, you may specify package source while running the install command, so it will be:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install -t \"o=LP-PPA-ubuntuhandbook1-darktable\" darktable<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apt-tdarktable-700x484.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"422\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apt-tdarktable-700x484.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apt-tdarktable-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apt-tdarktable-768x531.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/apt-tdarktable.webp 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Darktable<\/h3>\n<p>To uninstall Darktable .deb package, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install --remove darktable<\/pre>\n<p>And, remove the PPA by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/darktable<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial shows how to install the last version of Darktable (5.6.1 so far) via native DEB package in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and their based distributions such as Linux Mint 22.x. 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