XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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Miykel
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XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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G'Day; Been using XnView for a longtime on Windows but I'm in the process of learning to use Ubuntu and am trying to install XnView on Ubuntu 11.10 but don't know what the commands are, could someone here help me with this please

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Re: XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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Download this package
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Re: XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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Thanks for the reply there Xnview but I already have the package, what I don't know is how to install it, I extracted the file and read the "install" file but, due to my own Linux ignorence, it made no sense to me at all, however I'm determined to learn about this OS and how to install programs, so any help concerning how to install the package would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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It could be little known among beginners that programs can be run from a regular /home/user/whatever directory on linux. This is a convenient way to test a beta before venturing into installation.
- Extract tgz archive into a directory of your choice. This can be done with archive managers including file-roller, squeeze, or from command line running 'tar -xvpzf'.
- Enter into program directory where it can be run several ways depending on how your OS is configured:
-- From a file manager like thunar or others: right click + execute at context menu upon the file named 'xnview.sh'.
-- Or open terminal and type 'sh xnview.sh' or './xnview.sh'
If you want to install a deb package into the OS, then fellow users have reported doing this in following topic:
How to create xnview deb package for Ubuntu
Good luck.
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Re: XnView on Ubuntu 11.10

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Thank you so much Marsh, I used the link provided and it worked lovely,
Many Thanks Miykel
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