[Digikam-users] Do you want to try digiKam and/or showFoto on Ubuntu but you are running Windows have a look at this.

[sleepless]

Op 01-09-11 16:18, Marie-Noëlle Augendre schreef:
> You  don't even need to install a virtual box. If you look back in the
> list archives, a few months ago I explained how I had used Digikam
> with a simple LiveUSB; in fact, you can bring your Digikam everywhere
> with you and run it on any PC.
>
> Marie-Noëlle
Thanks for the info. Will digikam not run considerably slower from am 
usb drive?
Rinus
> 2011/9/1 sleepless<sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>:
>> Do you want to try digiKam and/or showFoto on Ubuntu but you are running
>> Windows have a look at this.
>>
>> Supposed you are not planning to change to Linux, or to make a dual boot
>> system, you can have a virtual Ubuntu running digikam on your computer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Download from here:
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
>>
>> Choose VirtualBox (VB) for your host and download
>>
>> double click on the downloaded file to install
>>
>> Install Ubuntu in your VB
>>
>> Open the VB Manager
>>
>> Open Setting
>>
>> Open Shared Folders
>>
>> click the plus sign
>>
>> choose the folder or drive from windows that you want to acces in ubuntu
>>
>> give it a nice easy name and remember well ex. MY_WIN_DRV
>>
>> select auto mount
>>
>> start Ubuntu
>>
>> Select in the upper menubar from VB devices
>>
>> Select install host additions
>>
>> Follow the instructions
>>
>> If done shut down Ubuntu
>>
>> Shut down Virtual Box
>>
>> Open the Virtual Box again
>>
>> Select The Ubuntu image
>>
>> click on the green arrow to start
>>
>> Go in your Ubuntu application menu
>>
>> look for Terminal and open it
>>
>> Once in terminal type:
>>
>> cd / (mind the forward slashes (you have been a windows user accustomed to
>> backward slashes)
>>
>> cd mnt
>>
>> sudo mkdir MY_WIN_DRV
>>
>> sudo mount -t vboxsf MY_WIN_DRV MY_WIN_DRV
>>
>> Now type in terminal "nautilus" (without the quotes)
>>
>> click filesystem
>> click mnt
>> click MY_WIN_DRV
>>
>> There is all your stuff from your windows drive.
>>
>> (Take care: if you did some nasty thing to the files, they are gone in
>> windows too, if you go there.)
>>
>> Now goto Applications->Ubuntu Software Center
>>
>> type in search field: digiKam or showFoto
>>
>> select and install.
>>
>> If you want to try a newer version goto
>> http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/621
>>
>> for further details.
>>
>> If problems occur, ask the list for help.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Rinus
>>
>> If someone could add the instructions that apply to the actual installation
>> of Ubuntu in the Virtual Machine, it would be nice.
>> I used an old image to set this up, so I have no recent experience doing the
>> real install. That causes the omission in this how to.
>>
>>
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