install Darktable in Debian 8
There is an easy way to install darktable in Debian by issuing the command “sudo apt-get install Darktable” but this one will install an old version of Darktable.
If you need the latest stable one then you need to follow those steps:
open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep darktable
sudo apt-get install libglew-dev libcanberra-gtk-module mesa-opencl-icd mesa-utils-extra
Now go to the official website http://www.darktable.org/ and download Darktable. you should get a file with a name like darktable-x.x.x.tar.xz where x is the version of Darktable.
go to Downloads directory and extract that file.
cd ~/Downloads/
tar xvf darktable-1.6.8.tar.xz
now go into darktable directory and start the build process by typing:
cd darktable
./build.sh
Then issue the following command to install it.
cd “./build”; sudo make install
Now Darktable is installed in /opt/darktable
Lets create the launcher. Press the “Super Key” (this one is located on your keyboard between “ctrl” and “alt”. In windows world is also called “Windows Key”)
then type “main menu”
Click on “graphics” on the left side and then click “New Item” :
Now on the top left side there is an empty icon button press on that and navigate to:
computer -> opt -> darktable -> share -> icons -> hicolor -> 64×64 -> apps and select the darktable.png
For name use “Darktable” and for Command use “/opt/darktable/bin/darktable”
Now Darktable is installed and ready to run. To execute Darktable press the “super key” and type darktable.
Note icons might need a restart in order to appear correctly.
