Installing Picasa 3.0 in Ubuntu 10.04

         Picasa is free photo software from Google. Google had announced the latest version of Picasa 3 to Linux distributions too. As i switched from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 10.04, i feel difficult to organise the pictures and my albums in order,because in Windows 7 i'm greatly fond of using Picasa 3.

Its easiness to integrate with Picasa Web albums are the key features that i admire every time. You can sync your Picasa 3 and Web Albums edits, change your online album settings from Picasa, and delete online albums from Picasa.

Features of Picasa 3: 

  Organize
Manage your photos in one place, and find photos you forgot you had.

  Edit
Eliminate scratches & blemishes, fix red-eye, crop and more.

  Create
Turn photos into collages, slideshows and more..

   Share
Upload seamlessly to Picasa Web Albums to share with friends, family & the world.

Following steps gives you how to install Picasa 3 to Ubuntu : 

Remove the existing version of Picasa. Run the following commands,

sudo apt-get remove picasa

Install Picasa 3.0 in Ubuntu: 

Import the google key using the following command

wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add  -

$ sudo apt-get update

Then Edit the   /etc/apt/sources.list file,

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

After that add the following line to the file,

# Google testing repository

deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ testing non-free

Save and Exit the file.

Update the source list file using the following command

$ sudo apt-get update

Install picasa using the following command: 

sudo apt-get install picasa

 After successfully installed, run the picasa3.0 from Applications->Graphics->Picasa. So just start sharing and adding your albums organized and keep updated over internet..