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Idea #22708: Make Digikam the default image manipulation tool

bug This idea was marked as being not considered for implementation the 16 November 11.
Written by michaeljt the 29 Nov 09 at 09:53. Related project: Live CD. Status: Won't implement
Rationale
Since gimp is being removed from the default installation for Ubuntu 10.04, the default imaging application chosen is likely to be F-Spot. I think that Digikam should also be considered for that role. Apart from the fact that Digikam is a high quality piece of software, this would remove one of the main reasons for including Mono, which is a rather large (and rather unpopular!) dependency, in the default installation.

It would also be a good step towards bringing Ubuntu and Kubuntu closer together, which would be good for many reasons, including reducing maintenance effort on the part of Canonical (resulting in improved quality for users) and for helping with the current KDE goal of ensuring that KDE software will run well in non-KDE environments, and it would be another step towards closing the historical rift between KDE and Gnome, which only burdens users by discouraging the full range of software choice available.

The main problem I see is that apt-get install digikam still pulls in a large number of dependencies (over 200Mb). I think though that some careful clean-up could reduce this substantially.
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Solution #2: Make Digikam part of the default 10.04 install
Written by michaeljt the 7 Dec 09 at 16:48.
I think this is pretty clear. Note: this may need some cleaning up of the package and/or software to shrink the size of the KDE dependencies and make it look better in a Gnome environment. Which I may look at if I ever have time :)
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Solution #3: Solution #2 with Kubuntu
Written by Lyfang the 3 Jul 11 at 09:59.
digiKam is written in C++ using Qt/KDE Platform.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiKam

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andruk (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 30 Nov 09 at 00:57
200 MB for Digikam or 30 MB + F-Spot? If we're talking about the LiveCD, then the choice is clear.

Additionally, the discussion about Mono is already concluded. It will on the LiveCD regardless of F-Spot or not.

jedidiah wrote on the 30 Nov 09 at 14:21
If space is the true concern than Gimp still trumps either digikam or f-spot. One solid useful tool trumps any number of tools trying badly to be dumbed down. When it comes to "photo managers", F-spot is dead last behind digikam and Picasa.

If space is really the issue then the best tool should be what gets installed by default.

azriphale wrote on the 30 Nov 09 at 23:11
I tend to use KDE over Gnome, and as such have found myself using Digikam for photo management. It is incredibly powerful and easy to use and improve as a user. Unfortunately, I do not have any F-Spot to compare with.

paillo wrote on the 22 Dec 09 at 02:22
I am using Gnome and I find F-Spot pretty useless so I now use gThumb. F-Spot should be removed from the default install.

Vahan Harutyunyan (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 16 Nov 11 at 19:52
Shotwell is the default photo manager starting with Ubuntu 10.10


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