Darktable 1.6.7 Released, Install on Ubuntu or Linux Mint via PPA
Install / Update Darktable 1.6.7 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) or Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA
Darktable is an open source application that provides both amateur and enthusiasts photographers with a virtual lighttable and darkroom that allows them to manage their digital negatives in a single and handy database. It has been designed from the ground up to be used for developing RAW images from digital cameras.
Features at a glance
Key features include an astonishing graphical user interface designed for the modern computer user, support for importing single image files, folders, and scan for devices, ability to categorize images by numerous filters, such as ISO, color label, rights, creator, publisher, camera, date, time, title, lens, aperture, etc., as well as to access recently used collections.
In addition, the application lets users to view detailed information about an image, if available, such as lens, exposure, aperture, focal length, focus distance, ISO, model, maker, filmroll, image id, filename, version, full path, width, height, copyright, local copy, date, time, title, creator, latitude, and longitude.
It also features fully non-destructive editing, 4x32-bit floating point pixel buffers, GPU acceleration via OpenCL, built-in ICC profiles (sRGB, XYZ, linear RGB and Adobe RGB), zero-latency fullscreen mode, tethered shooting, flexible search functionality, powerful export system, and many translations.
The program is capable of importing a wide range of standard, RAW and HRD image formats, among which we can mention JPG, CR2, HDR, and PFM, and can export images to Picasa and Flickr, as well as to export to low dynamic range (JPEG, PNG, TIFF), linear high dynamic range (PFM, EXR) and 16-bit (PPM, TIFF) images.
New in darktable 1.6.7:
security:
- libraw CVE-2015-3885: fix integer overflow in ljpeg_start()
- improvements to facebook export
- interpolation fixups
- demosaic code cleanups
- slideshow should handle very small images better
- improve Olympus lens detection
- various minor memory leak fixes
- various other fixes
- Pentax (K-x) DNG old embedded preview left over is now removed
- modern OSX display profile handling
- Nikon D7200 (both 12bit and 14bit compressed NEFs)
- Nikon Coolpix P340
- Canon EOS 750D
- Canon EOS 760D
- Canon EOS M2
- Panasonic DMC-CM1
- Panasonic DMC-GF7 (4:3 only)
- Olympus XZ-10
- Olympus SP570UZ
- Samsung NX500
- Fuji F600EXR
- Pansonic DMC-G5
- Panasonic DMC-GM5
- Panasonic FZ200
- Nikon D7200
- Nikon Coolpix P340
- Panasonic DMC-GM1
- Panasonic DMC-GM5
- Olympus E-M10 (updated)
- Olympus E-PL7
- Olympus XZ-10
- Canon Powershot G9
- Sony A350
- Nikon D7200
- Nikon D7000
- Nikon D750
- Nikon D90
- Catalan
- German
- Spanish
- Swedish
How To Install Darktable 1.6.7 on Ubuntu or Linux Mint via PPA
to install/update Darktable 1.6.7 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems via PPA, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/darktable-releaseto remove, do :
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install darktable
$ sudo apt-get remove darktable
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
