How to install Darktable 2.2.4 on Ubuntu 16.04

How to install Darktable 2.2.4 on Ubuntu 16.04

Darktable is an open-source photo workflow application and RAW file processor which manage digital negatives in a database. It also allows the users to view photos through light table which can be zoomed. This tutorial will explain on how to install darktable 2.2.4 on Ubuntu 16.04.

Features

• Add script to purge stale thumbnails.
• Better brush trace handing of opacity to get better control.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, first add the Darktable package into your repository via ppa.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/darktable-unstable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpqhhpz0e3/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpqhhpz0e3/pubring.gpg'  created
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

The repositories are added successfully. Now update the machine using the apt-get update.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease         
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmjdebruijn/darktable-unstable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]                            
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmjdebruijn/darktable-unstable/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.6 kB]
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Get:60 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [216 B]   
Get:61 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/multiverse DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29 B]
Fetched 204 kB in 3s (60.0 kB/s)  
Reading package lists... Done

The target system is updated. Then install the Darktable package by executing the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install darktable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  darktable-dbg libcolord-gtk1 libflickcurl0 libgraphicsmagick-q16-3
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Setting up darktable (1:2.2.4-0pmjdebruijn2~xenial) ...
Setting up darktable-dbg (1:2.2.4-0pmjdebruijn2~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

The Darktable is installed successfully. Now launch the Darktable package from ubuntu daskboard.

The Darktable application is now running. Enjoy editing your favourite photography using Darktable software.

Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? The Darktable can manage the digital negatives in a database and they can be viewed using a zoomable light table.