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Thanks Erick! However, am I going to run into the same issues as I had encountered earlier with the older version of exiv2 being used? Could you please have a look on your dK 1.8.0 to see which version is installed? exiv2 0.19 is unadulterated evil for Nikon shooters!<BR>
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On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 14:19 -0300, Erick Moreno wrote:<BR>
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Hi Hevï,<BR>
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You can just add the Phillip Johnsson's ppa repository:<BR>
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:philip5/extra<BR>
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This repository is constantly updated with release versions packed to Ubuntu. After run the above command you can just run:<BR>
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sudo apt-get update<BR>
sudo apt-get install digikam<BR>
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And be updated.<BR>
I'm running 1.8.0 under Ubuntu 10.10 as a charm.<BR>
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Cheers<BR>
Erick Moreno<BR>
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On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Hevï Guy <<A HREF="mailto:heviiguy@gmail.com">heviiguy@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 15:12 +0100, Angelo Naselli wrote:<BR>
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Well the right way should be to ask for it to your distro digikam/kipi-plugins
maintainer.
Most distros backport or update these packages.
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The Ubuntu maintainers aren't known for their ability (or willingness?!) to update packages. For example, the current version of DigiKam within the Ubuntu repositories is 1.4! Therefore, unless we wish to use an ancient version, we're forced to compile our own.<BR>
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I see the problem in building source though...
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No kidding!<BR>
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This is the crux: <B>Many of us are mere photographers rather than programming experts</B>. I'm sure that I speak for most people in my situation when I say that I am very appreciative of the effort that's put into developing this great program. However, we're also very frustrated that in order to use it, we have to compile not only the core program but also its dependencies. Granted, there are instructions available on the DigiKam site but, they are somewhat disjointed and incomplete. They take for granted that the non-coders will know what is missing and are thus able to fill-in the blanks.<BR>
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I'm not asking to be given something that we can install by the click of one button (although it would be nice!). All I'm asking for is that if we have to compile a bunch of stuff, a road map (a <B>detailed</B> road map) is provided. If anybody is willing to do this, pretend that you're writing it for a two year-old child. Then the instructions should be easy enough for us to follow. No wait: I'm sure that any two year-old living with a serious coder would be more capable than me. A better idea would be to write the instructions as if your hamster is to read it. <BR>
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