{"id":9762,"date":"2020-01-31T14:34:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2020-02-02T14:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T14:48:29","slug":"install-latest-photoflare-ubuntu-18-04-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/install-latest-photoflare-ubuntu-18-04-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Install The Latest Photoflare Image Editor in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9763\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest <b>Photoflare<\/b>, simple but powerful image editor inspired by <b>PhotoFiltre<\/b>, in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photoflare.io\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photoflare<\/a> is an open-source, cross-platform image editor written in C++ with Qt5 framework. It features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple but powerful, and very fast to do everything.<\/li>\n<li>Works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.<\/li>\n<li>Basic image editing capabilities<\/li>\n<li>Paint brushes<\/li>\n<li>Image filters<\/li>\n<li>Color adjustments<\/li>\n<li>And more advanced features such as Batch image processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-450x294.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install PhotoFlare in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The image editing software is available in Ubuntu universe repositories since Ubuntu 19.04, though it may be old as Ubuntu does not offer the software updates.<\/p>\n<p>To install the latest version, and receive future updates via <b>Software Updater<\/b> utility, the official <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~photoflare\/+archive\/ubuntu\/photoflare-stable\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photoflare stable PPA<\/a> maintains the packages with support for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10 so far.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open <u>terminal<\/u> by either pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard, or searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:photoflare\/photoflare-stable<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-ppa-600x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"102\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-ppa-600x102.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-ppa-450x77.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photoflare-ppa.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> After adding the PPA, install the image editor via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install photoflare<\/pre>\n<p><i>Some Ubuntu derivatives may need to run <code>sudo apt update<\/code> first.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apt-photoflare.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apt-photoflare.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/apt-photoflare-450x192.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If an old version was installed, you can upgrade the software simply via <i>Software Updater<\/i> (Update Manager) utility.<\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the image editor, simply run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove photoflare<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the PPA repository, go to <i>Software &#038; Udpates<\/i> -> <i>Other Software<\/i> tab and remove the repository line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-photoflare-ppa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-photoflare-ppa.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/remove-photoflare-ppa-450x243.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest Photoflare, simple but powerful image editor inspired by PhotoFiltre, in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10. Photoflare is an open-source, cross-platform image editor written in C++ with Qt5 framework. It features: Simple but powerful, and very fast to do everything. 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