{"id":7535,"date":"2018-02-21T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7535"},"modified":"2018-02-21T15:42:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:42:02","slug":"install-photoqt-image-viewer-1-6-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/install-photoqt-image-viewer-1-6-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install PhotoQt Image Viewer 1.6 in Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PhotoQt, a free open-source Qt5 image viewer supports for touch-screen, slideshow, and uploading to imgur.com, reached the 1.6 release earlier today. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photoqt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">PhotoQt<\/a> 1.6 features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Re-structuring of code, taking better advantage of QML property bindings<\/li>\n<li>Hide most elements behind Loader items for faster start-up<\/li>\n<li>Add proper touchscreen support<\/li>\n<li>Add uploading of images to imgur.com<\/li>\n<li>Add copy images to clipboard<\/li>\n<li>Add ability to freely move main image<\/li>\n<li>Add split &#8216;ThumbnailKeepVisible&#8217; setting into 1) always visible, 2) visible when image not zoomed<\/li>\n<li>Add Export\/Import configuration and shortcuts<\/li>\n<li>Add handle case of directory passed on command line (instead of image)<\/li>\n<li>Add Transparency marker option<\/li>\n<li>Add one shortcut for multiple functions<\/li>\n<li>Redo &#8216;Open File&#8217; element, more versatile and reliable<\/li>\n<li>Open File now has two hover preview modes: quick (uses thumbnail) or full<\/li>\n<li>Left pane of Open File element can be hidden (hides if nothing is there or window is resized rather small)<\/li>\n<li>New &#8216;loading image&#8217; indicator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-mainwindow-600x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-mainwindow-600x342.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-mainwindow-450x256.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-mainwindow-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-mainwindow.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install PhotoQt in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The developer offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~lumas\/+archive\/ubuntu\/photoqt\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> with the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher.<\/p>\n<p>When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lumas\/photoqt<\/pre>\n<p><i>Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-ppa-600x77.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"77\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-ppa-600x77.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-ppa-450x58.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photoqt-ppa.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then install the image viewer either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install photoqt<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the software, either use Synaptic or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove photoqt<\/pre>\n<p>You can remove PPA repositories via &#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221; utility under &#8220;Other Software&#8221; tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhotoQt, a free open-source Qt5 image viewer supports for touch-screen, slideshow, and uploading to imgur.com, reached the 1.6 release earlier today. 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