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07-24-2011, 05:42 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2011
Posts: 12
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picasa and linux?
I'm just trying linux and my first test was to install picasa, i downloaded it to the desktop but all I see is lots of icons , tried to click them and they all lead nowhere! what have I done wrong. 20 years on windows has probably fried the bonce
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07-24-2011, 05:45 AM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: May 2001
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 8,529
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Which distribution are you using?
Which file did you download?
Kind regards
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07-24-2011, 09:41 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2011
Posts: 12
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sorry the best I can say is Picassa for linux, i got lost with all the options! seems like linux is quite a change of thinking..
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07-24-2011, 10:16 AM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: May 2001
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 8,529
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How do you want us to help you, with this information?
Do you know which distribution you are using?
ubuntu, fedora, mint.....
I you use ubuntu, take a look at
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-ins...in-ubuntu.html
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07-24-2011, 10:17 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Kent, England
Distribution: Debian Testing
Posts: 19,192
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-Software and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
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08-28-2014, 03:20 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2014
Posts: 1
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Picasa with Mint 16
Hi - I cannot get Linux Mint 16 to default to, or even recognize the, Picasa for Linux I have downloaded. Am forced to keep using gthumb then import file into Picasa. Is there any way around this?
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08-28-2014, 04:20 PM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: May 2001
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 8,529
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Code:
Right click => open with => other application => custom command => picasa => set as default
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08-29-2014, 12:15 AM
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LQ Addict
Registered: Mar 2010
Location: Oakland,Ca
Distribution: wins7, Debian wheezy
Posts: 6,841
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Mint 16 is no longer supported, you need to upgrade to 17.
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