Two problems using F-Spot in 9.04

[oxf]

Hi,

I have two little problems using F-Spot photo manager in Jaunty.

1. When I have a photo up and click on "edit image" absolutely nothing happens. I've gone through the help instructions and I dont see I'm doing anything wrong so do I need to install something?

2. maybe linked to above perhaps? I was deleting photos from the catalog which had already been deleted from the HD and after 2 or 3 F-Spot would suddenly close on me and I'd have to restart it.

Someone told me F-spot is C*** and sugested other options, which of course I'm always interested in hearing about as there are some feature of F-Spot I'm not crazy about. But I'd like to get to the bottom of the above problems as they may be indicative of an underlying issue.

Any Ideas folks?

[oxf]

OK I still await thoughts on my original problem(s) which remain...

However, I thought I'd try removing F-Spot in Synaptic and then re-installing. No change except now there is no icon for F-spot, you now the nice little camera shutter one. Instead its just a boring page symbol like a windows short cut. How do I get it back? And of course any ideas to the above problem.

Thanks!

[rokytnji]

In case you didn't remove the underlying problems with F-spot. You can remove and reinstall it using your terminal using apt-get.
HOWTO: Cleaning up all those unnecessary junk files... - Ubuntu Forums

To remove a package, enter:

sudo aptitude remove (whatever package you want to remove)

To remove a package and all of its settings, enter:

sudo aptitude purge (whatever package you want to remove)

To install a package, enter the command:

sudo apt-get install (whatever package you want to install)

or use

sudo aptitude install (whatever package you want to install)

Difference between apt-get and aptitude
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...tml#post355077

[oxf]

In case you didn't remove the underlying problems with F-spot. You can remove and reinstall it using your terminal using apt-get.
HOWTO: Cleaning up all those unnecessary junk files... - Ubuntu Forums

To remove a package, enter:

sudo aptitude remove (whatever package you want to remove)

To remove a package and all of its settings, enter:

sudo aptitude purge (whatever package you want to remove)

To install a package, enter the command:

sudo apt-get install (whatever package you want to install)

or use

sudo aptitude install (whatever package you want to install)

Difference between apt-get and aptitude
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...tml#post355077

Thanks for that. I wasn't aware of the difference between apt-get and aptitude!

On the wider issue of f-spot's edit problem I had been refering to it on my laptop. I check on the desktop and exactly the same problem exist there too...no edit function. This seems very strange as the only common factor between the two is that I used the same install disk. I think it's time to start looking for a new photo manager!

[rokytnji]

I am in Macpup right now running live and also not a Camera Guru. You might wanna give Gtkam a look see.

Google Linux equivelients to get a idea of what apps are available.