How To Install Picasa on Ubuntu or Debian
Google makes the really neat program Picasa 3 for managing and editing photo/image collections. Since Microsoft Windows it a travesty and I therefore use Linux as much as possible, I was in need of a better and more stable photo management software to replace the buggy unstable F-Spot program. To my glee I found that Google releases a Debian version suitable for using under Ubuntu’s flavor of Debian Linux. I love you Google. Anyway, it was still a 2-step process, which would frighten most Windows users, but this bit of work in the beginning assures that I am using reputable sources for software that can be installed without visiting a website or downloading anything from a web server, as I would have to do if using Windows. Not to mention that by being forced to the wild web in order to download all applications and software just opens up a computer to problems because the user must decide which software makers to trust, not a good situation for casual users who aren’t in touch enough with the current “scene” to be able to make an educated decision about which company’s software is trustworthy and which are not. Alas, I digress…
To install Picasa on Ubuntu:
- Create a backup copy of your file: /etc/apt/sources.list
- Edit /etc/apt/sources.list using “sudo” and the editor of your choice e.g. vi, vim, gedit.
- Add the following line:
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ testing non-free - Save the file.
- Update apt-get’s repository list using: sudo apt-get update
- Try to install Picasa now: sudo apt-get install picasa
- If it installs, then Hooray! You’re done! However, if you get an error like the following, then proceed to the next steps:
W: GPG error: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1234567890123456
W: There is no public key available for the following key IDs:Â 1234567890123456 - The long number will be different for you, and you’ll need it for the next step.
- Run the following commands, substituting 1234567890123456 with the number from your error messages:
gpg –keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu –recv-key 1234567890123456
gpg -a –export 1234567890123456 | sudo apt-key add – - Assuming that you get success, and you should as long as there’s no typos, try again to install Picasa directly with Ubuntu apt-get:
sudo apt-get install picasa - Picasa will download and install, you may be required to verify that process before it proceeds, though.
Check put these for a bit more info, and the source of the steps needed for this process:
[Debian] Apt-get : NO_PUBKEY / GPG error
Howto Install Picasa 3.5 in ubuntu
Posted under Freeware, Graphic, Linux, Software
This post was written by Content Curator on November 22, 2010
How to Fix an Windows XP System that Won’t Boot into Safe Mode
The following is totally copied from myfixes.com excellent article.
This article applies to the following type of errors:
| Unmountable Boot Volume
Can’t run System Restore in normal mode or safe mode, can’t open programs Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\… Stop: … {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive. System error: Lsass.exe |
Resolution:
A. Boot the system into the Recovery Console and CHKDSK
| 1. Insert the Windows XP cd into the top cd drive 2. Turn the computer off 3. Setup the computer to boot from cd: either by pressing F2, F9 or Delete to go in BIOS or by pressing F12 on Dell computers to launch the Boot Device Menu 4. As soon as you get the message Press any key to boot from the cd hit enter. 5. Wait ~3 minutes for the Windows Setup to initialize 6. At the Welcome to Setup screen press R to repair windows using recovery console. 7. Wait a couple of minutes while setup examines the hard drive. 8. You will be prompted to choose a Windows installation. Press 1 on the top of the keyboard and then 9. You will be prompted to enter the Administrator password. Press Enter if no password was set. 10. Perform a disk check: chkdsk /p 11. Type exit to restart the computer. |
B. Perform the System Restore
Inside the Recovery Console type the following commands to change the directory to the system restore directory:
| cd \ cd system~1 |
If you get an Access Denied error:click here
If you don’t get an Access Denied error :
| cd _resto~1 |
If there is no _resto~1 folder or if there are no restore points inside it:click here
If the _resto~1 folder exists, inside it there are several folders named RP1, RP2. These are restore points. RP1 is the oldest restore point. You can use
| dir |
to view what RP folders are available. If no restore points are available click here. Otherwise choose the most convenient RP folder. Supposing we have RP3 available let’s type in:
| cd rp3 |
Change the directory to snapshot:
| cd snapshot |
Restore the main registry branches. If you are being asked if you want to overwrite type in y to agree.
| copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system copy _registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software The following commands are most of the time optional however the process might not work if they are not executed copy _registry_machine_security c:\windows\system32\config\security |
Type exit to reboot the system. Start the computer normally
Based on:
The support.microsoft.com article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q307545&ID=KB;EN-US;Q307545
The icompute.info article:
http://www.icompute.info/System_restore_from_xp_cd.htm
Posted under Microsoft
This post was written by Content Curator on November 19, 2009
