I am a new Mint 6 user coming over from Ubuntu 8.04. I am not a techie type so I mostly go with the defaults.
I would like to get Kooka for my scanners but cannot find it. I tried the Package Manager and Software manager.
The scanner application that comes with Mint is far to simple and locks up at times. A couple times it could not find my Canon Lide 20 scanner so I gave up on this application.
XSane is far more than I need. In fact the first time I tried it, the image was a small part of the total image I was trying to scan.
Kooka has worked very well for me for five years. I put something in the scanner and do a preview, I see the complete picture. I can then adjust for the final scan. Simple.
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I would also like to get Image Viewer like I have used in Ubuntu. Works great when I have a bunch of photos to view in a slide show. Simple application.
You may have noticed that I like the KISS principle. I am not one who likes breaking and fixing the OS.
Thanks.
Lexon
Application questions
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lexon
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garda
Re: Application questions
Kooka is available in the repositories. I am not certain how you searched for it in Synaptic, but I see it here (using the CLI).
As for the Image Viewer, Mint and Ubuntu use the same default Image Viewer, which is Eye of Gnome. So I am not sure which image viewer that you refer to. I just assume it is gThumb that you refer to, which can easily be installed:
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sudo apt-get install gthumb-
lexon
Re: Application questions
Thanks for the reply.
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Kooka is available in the repositories. I am not certain how you searched for it in Synaptic, but I see it here (using the CLI).
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I searched using Kooka. All that comes up is kipi-plugins. I have no idea what (using CLI) means.
How about telling me "which" repository since you saw it. Right now, the only two I am aware of are Software Manager and Package Manager.
I found I have an image viewer by right clicking on the photo. Image viewer is at the top of the list. Works just fine.
Lexon
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Kooka is available in the repositories. I am not certain how you searched for it in Synaptic, but I see it here (using the CLI).
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I searched using Kooka. All that comes up is kipi-plugins. I have no idea what (using CLI) means.
How about telling me "which" repository since you saw it. Right now, the only two I am aware of are Software Manager and Package Manager.
I found I have an image viewer by right clicking on the photo. Image viewer is at the top of the list. Works just fine.
Lexon
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lexon
Re: Application questions
Thanks, the first link or second link? I have used deb thingies before so I figure the first link? Just want to be sure.hyperdrive wrote:Welcome to Mint!
From what I can tell, the latest .deb package for kooka is for 8.04 (hardy) and the hardy backports... If you're feeling adventurous, you can give it a shot here: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/m ... 1_i386.deb
The option that would probably be safer, and maybe a tad more difficult would be to get the latest source package, compile and install it. You can find that direct from the kooka developer website here: http://kooka.kde.org/download/
Hope that helps.
Don't even suggest the compiling thingie. Not into that stuff. I am only a user. Thanks again.
lexon
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lexon
Re: Application questions
Ok, the first one did not work. Here is what I got.hyperdrive wrote:Welcome to Mint!
From what I can tell, the latest .deb package for kooka is for 8.04 (hardy) and the hardy backports... If you're feeling adventurous, you can give it a shot here: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/m ... 1_i386.deb
The option that would probably be safer, and maybe a tad more difficult would be to get the latest source package, compile and install it. You can find that direct from the kooka developer website here: http://kooka.kde.org/download/
Hope that helps.
The second has something about tar which I have no knowledge of. I do not do stuff like that. Yes, I know, that is Linux stuff I do not get into.
The few times I have used deb for installations reminds me of the old exe files I use to use in Windows and no, I am not looking for a exe file. I am just using that as an example.
If Mint does not allow Kooka then I will just live with it. I did search the archives and see some use Kooka but no explanation of how they got the application.
Lexon