PhotoScape is a great, lightweight photo editing software that runs on Microsoft Windows. With
the Linux Wine application (which allows Linux to run Windows software), this can be easily installed on Ubuntu based Linux distros.
In this case, I'm installing PhotoScape on Luna OS - a minimalist Linux distro built on Ubuntu core.
The first step is to install Wine (if you haven't already done so). In order to do this, simply open a terminal window and type or copy paste:
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$sudo apt-get update
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$sudo apt-get install wine
Next, you'll need to install WineTricks. To do this, simply type or copy paste:
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$winetricks msi2
Next, install gdiplus:
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$winetricks gdiplus
Finally, install the Microsoft 2008 Visual C++ Libraries:
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$winetricks vcrun2008
Now either open the wine configuration from the applications menu or run the following in terminal:
essy@essy-Inspiron-3542:~$:~$winecfg
Click on the Libraries tab, select msi, click Edit, then tick Bulletin then Native and click Apply.
Now (still in Libraries) select gdiplus, click Edit, tick Native, then Bulletin and then click OK.
You can now, download PhotoScape by clicking the big blue button below, install and enjoy!
