Mini 9 With Ubuntu: Install Picasa?

Question

The photo software that came pre-installed on my new mini 9 is underwhelming. I have tried to install Goggle's Picasa photo software, but with each version that I have tried my mini says that it is the wrong version.

Any suggestions?

andybleaden · Answer

You tried digikam?   Or maybe Gimp?   I have used both of them in the past

rdmullin · Answer

I really like Picasa for the immediacy of importing and quickly editing -- and the abilty to post them online in albums I can share very very quickly.

rdmullin · Answer

That's exactly where I went to download it. But every time it (aparently) didn't like the Intel Atom processor - it's not a 386 as far as the install knows.

I also tried the older and other versions on the Picasa site. Nogo.

jdeslip · Answer

Did you try downloading the deb and installing it from here: http://picasa.google.com/linux/

jdeslip · Answer

Ah ok - I figured that regular ubuntu debs would install ... guess not.  What is the error message you get exactly when you click on the deb to install it?  I probably won't be able to help but maybe someone else will.

jdeslip · Answer

I found this at the skype linux forum: it seems that you can do the same thing with the picasa package:

I rebuilt the package from Skype for the correct architecture (lpia) so it is much easier to install and uninstall. It works fine. Here's how you can do it yourself:

1. Download the Ubuntu version of Skype
2. Use the Archive manager to uncompress it. Alternatively, right click on the deb package and select "extract here"
3. Rename the uncompressed folder, by changing the ending from i386 to lpia. (the folder should be now named: skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_lpia)
4. Open the folder
5. There are 3 files. remove the debian-binary file
6. Decompress control.tar.gz. There are tree files in it.
7. Make a folder "DEBIAN" in the main folder, and placed the 3 files you just decompressed inside it.
8. Open one of the files inside DEBIAN, "control". Change the line "Architecture: i386" into "Architecture: lpia"
9. Open the other archive data.tar.gz. There is a folder . inside. Open it (double click). Select both the folders (usr and etc) and select uncompress.
10. Remove the files control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz
11. You should now have your main folder with the following inside:
DEBIAN folder with tree text files in it (conffiles, control, md5sums); a "usr" folder and a "etc" folder.
12. You are now ready to prepare your deb folder.
13. From the command line, go to the folder that contains your main skype folder you just prepared (most likely named: skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_lpia).
14. type: dpkg --build skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_lpia
15. Your deb package is ready. Double click on it and follow instruction. After installation it should appear in Synaptic, and from there you can remove it at any time.
16. Enjoy!!!

P.S. This should work for any package with the i386 architecture.

gjrick · Answer

I, too, am trying to get Picasa for Linux installed on a Mini 9, with the same error: "Wrong architecture".

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for the answer above jdeslip, but I've tried all the Linux version, and they all say wrong architecture. Must be something with the Atom processor.

Thanks.

sjpritch25 · Answer

All i can say is that it may be related to wine.   Picasa needs wine to run in linux.  That's probably what's causing the error.

moongdss · Answer

If you haven't already found the answer to your problem...

The mini 9 runs on LPIA versus i386 architecture. LPIA stands for Low Power Intel Arch (the Atom processor) whereas i386 is Intel's Pentium group. There are several work arounds, but nothing official from Dell yet. this should be a big blip on their radar though!

More info at: http://mydellmini.com/forum/*-deb-installing-t433.html

Cheers!

Linux General

Mini 9 With Ubuntu: Install Picasa?

Was this post helpful?