{"id":6893,"date":"2017-06-23T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6893"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:36:32","slug":"digikam-5-6-0-released-how-to-install-it-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/digikam-5-6-0-released-how-to-install-it-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"digiKam 5.6.0 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/digikam_icon245.png\" alt=\"digiKam 5.6.0\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The digiKam photo management software has reached the new stable 5.6.0 release with exciting new features and more than 81 issues closed.<\/p>\n<p>New features in digiKam 5.6.0 according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digikam.org\/news\/2017-06-21-5.6.0-release-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The HTML gallery and Video Slideshow tools are back and available via tools menu.<\/li>\n<li>database shrinking is also possible for MySQL databases.<\/li>\n<li>improved the grouping items feature<\/li>\n<li>support for custom sidecars<\/li>\n<li>Geolocation Bookmarks has been rewritten to work with bundle version of digiKam (e.g., Appimage).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-450x283.jpg\" alt=\"digiKam 5.6.0\" width=\"450\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-450x283.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install digiKam 5.6.0 in Ubuntu 17.04:<\/h4>\n<p>Due to requirement of higher Qt5 library version, digiKam 5.6.0 is only available for Ubuntu 17.04 through PPA.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T, then run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5\/extra<\/pre>\n<p><i> Type your password when prompts and hit Enter<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-ppa-zesty-600x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"85\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-ppa-zesty-600x85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-ppa-zesty-450x64.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-ppa-zesty.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade digiKam via Software Updater (Update Manager):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/upgrade-digikam5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/upgrade-digikam5-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/upgrade-digikam5-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/upgrade-digikam5-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/upgrade-digikam5.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>or simply run commands in terminal to install \/upgrade the software:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update && sudo apt install digikam<\/pre>\n<h4>Install digiKam 5.6.0 in Ubuntu 16.04:<\/h4>\n<p>For Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and old versions download the AppImage from the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/download.kde.org\/stable\/digikam\/' class='arconix-button arconix-button-large arconix-button-gray' target=\"_blank\" >Download digiKam (AppImage)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AppImage is a single executable package, give its permission from file&#8217;s &#8216;Properties&#8217; window:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-executable.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-executable-450x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-executable-450x325.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/digikam-5.6-executable.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then run the file to launch digiKam (<i>don&#8217;t see &#8216;Run&#8217; option? go to menu Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior -> Run Executable text files when they are opened<\/i>):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/run-digikam-appimage-450x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/run-digikam-appimage-450x238.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/run-digikam-appimage-600x317.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/run-digikam-appimage.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first launch will ask you if to install a shortcut for the AppImage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The digiKam photo management software has reached the new stable 5.6.0 release with exciting new features and more than 81 issues closed. 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