what is best version

[Gilles Caulier]

Note: 8.8.0 pre-release is also available as AppImage. This version is
mostly a bug fixes release with few new features, as the new camera
focus points supported or the new Background Blur plugin to reproduce
the lens deep-of-field :

https://docs.digikam.org/en/image_editor/enhancement_tools.html#background-blur

Look at the 8.8.0 NEWS file for details :

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/raw/master/NEWS?ref_type=heads

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Le mar. 30 sept. 2025 à 16:11, Gilles Caulier
<caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> This depends on the usages. We maintain a list of bugs / features
> between versions. Look at the NEWS files here :
>
> https://www.digikam.org/documentation/changelog/
>
> The Flatpak is sandboxed and problematic especially with external data
> than the home dir. It's the same with Snap. Using the AppImage is
> always better and does not have any restriction.
>
> Best regards
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le mar. 30 sept. 2025 à 14:03, Johannes Kapune (_911)
> <johannes911 at gmx.de> a écrit :
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > by accident I now find 3 different versions of digiKam on my computer.
> >
> > one old one 8.6.0 and 2 new 8.7.0
> >
> > one of the 8.7.0 is installed via tumbleweed update installer but it is
> > flatpak
> >
> > older one I used is appimage.
> >
> > What is best to use? If I use (flatpak) version coming via tumbleweed
> > update installer will I get any kind of problems?
> >
> > Thanks in advanced
> >
> > Johannes
> >
> >
> > Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250925
> > KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
> > KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
> > Qt Version: 6.9.2
> > Kernel Version: 6.16.8-1-default (64-bit)
> > Graphics Platform: Wayland
> > Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
> > Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.6 GiB usable)
> > Graphics Processor: Intel® HD Graphics 4600
> > Manufacturer: ASUS
> > Product Name: All Series
> >
> >