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+
###################################################################
## Geeqie x.x ##
## ##
- ## Copyright (C) 2008 - 2017 The Geeqie Team ##
+ ## Copyright (C) 2008 - 2021 The Geeqie Team ##
## Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006 John Ellis. ##
## ##
## Use at your own risk! ##
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ The Geeqie project will continue the development forward and maintain the existi
Geeqie is currently considered stable.
-For questions, problems or suggestions, please open an issue on [Geeqie at GitHub](https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues).
+Please send any questions, problems or suggestions to the [mailing list](mailto:geeqie@freelists.org) or
+open an issue on [Geeqie at GitHub](https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues).
+
+Subscribe to the mailing list [here](https://www.freelists.org/list/geeqie).
The project website is and you will find the latest sources in the
[Geeqie repository](http://geeqie.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=geeqie.git).
@@ -67,7 +71,8 @@ Geeqie is a graphics file viewer. Basic features:
* output: single image, anaglyph, SBS, mirror, SBS half size (3DTV)
* Viewing raster and vector images, in the following formats:
-3FR, ANI, APM, ARW, BMP, CR2, CRW, CUR, DNG, ERF, GIF, ICNS, ICO, JPE/JPEG/JPG, JPS, KDC, MEF, MPO, MOS, MRW, NEF, ORF, PEF, PTX, PBM/PGM/PNM/PPM, PNG, QIF/QTIF (QuickTime Image Format), RAF, RAW, RW2, SR2, SRF, SVG/SVGZ, TGA/TARGA, TIF/TIFF, WMF, XBM, XPM. Animated GIFs are supported.
+3FR, ANI, APM, ARW, AVIF, BMP, CR2, CR3, CRW, CUR, DDS, DjVu, DNG, ERF, GIF, HEIC, HEIF, ICNS, ICO, JP2. JPE/JPEG/JPG, JPS, KDC, MEF, MOS, MPO, MRW, NEF, ORF, PBM/PGM/PNM/PPM, PEF, PNG, PSD, PTX, QIF/QTIF (QuickTime Image Format), RAF, RAW, RW2, SR2, SRF, SVG/SVGZ, TGA/TARGA, TIF/TIFF, WEBP, WMF, XBM, XPM.
+Animated GIFs are supported.
* Preview and thumbnails of video clips can be displayed. Clips can be run via a defined external program.
@@ -95,20 +100,37 @@ Geeqie is a graphics file viewer. Basic features:
* Maps from [OpenStreetMap](http://www.openstreetmap.org) may be displayed in a side panel. If an image has GPS coordinates embedded, its position will be displayed on the map - if Image Direction is encoded, that will be displayed also. If an image does not have embedded GPS coordinates, it may be dragged-and-dropped onto the map to encode its position.
+#
## Downloading
-Geeqie is available as a package with some distributions.
+Geeqie is available:
+
+* as a package with some distributions.
+
+* as a [flatpak](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.geeqie.Geeqie) from the [Flathub site](https://flathub.org/home).
+
+* as an [AppImage](https://cclark.uk/Geeqie).
+
+However Geeqie is stable and you may compile the latest version from sources.
-The source tar of the latest formal release may be downloaded:
+There are two scripts which will download and compile the sources for you.
-However Geeqie is stable, and you may download the latest version (if you have installed git) from here:
+The first script will install Geeqie to a defined location, and will run under any system. However, it is left to you to make sure dependencies are fulfilled.
+To get the script, from the command line type:
+`wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pixlsus/Scripts/master/build-geeqie`
+
+The second script will run only on Debian-based system, but will fulfil all dependencies and also give you the opportunity to include additional pixbuf loaders and other useful programs.
+To get the script, from the command line type:
+`wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/master/web/geeqie-install-debian.sh`
+
+
+If you wish to compile the sources yourself you may download the latest version (if you have installed git) from here:
Either: `git clone git://www.geeqie.org/geeqie.git`
Or: `git clone http://www.geeqie.org/git/geeqie.git`
-
-## Installation
+## Manual Installation
List compile options: `./autogen.sh --help`
@@ -157,12 +179,8 @@ And either the ChangeLog file or [Geeqie ChangeLog](http://geeqie.org/cgi-bin/gi
optional items map display and GPU acceleration are not available
with GTK2
- Note: GTK+3 is still somehow experimental. It is needed for some
- features but we have several complains about the GTK+3 usability.
-
- So if you need a stable version, you are advised to compile it
- with GTK+2. If you want to play with the cool new features, use
- GTK+3.
+ Both GTK2 and GTK3 versions have been in use for several
+ years, and both may be considered stable.
### Optional libraries:
lcms2 2.0
@@ -220,11 +238,46 @@ And either the ChangeLog file or [Geeqie ChangeLog](http://geeqie.org/cgi-bin/gi
markdown
when compiling Geeqie, to create this file in html format
- libffmpegthumbnailer 2.0.0
+ libffmpegthumbnailer 2.1.0
https://github.com/dirkvdb/ffmpegthumbnailer
for thumbnailing camera video clips
disable with configure option: --disable-ffmpegthumbnailer
+ libpoppler-glib-dev 0.62
+ for displaying pdf files
+ disable with configure option: --disable-pdf
+
+ libimage-exiftool-perl
+ For the jpeg extraction plugin
+
+ liblcms2-utils
+ For the command-line tool jpgicc, used by the jpeg extraction plugin
+
+ ImageMagick
+ exiftran
+ gphoto2
+ ufraw
+ exiv2
+ Additional command-line tools for various operations
+
+ libheif
+ For displaying HEIF images
+
+ libwebp
+ For displaying webp images
+
+ libdjvulibre
+ For displaying DjVu images
+
+ libopenjp2
+ For displaying JP2 images
+
+ libraw 0.20
+ For displaying CR3 images
+
+ yelp-tools
+ For creating the Help files
+
### Code hackers:
If you plan on making any major changes to the code that will be offered for