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I'm trying to open a HEIC file to convert to jpg or png using darktable. I'm using Kubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS.

I have the latest version of darktable installable using apt from ubuntu packages, 4.6.1. The version info for darktable is here:

$ darktable --version
this is darktable 4.6.1
Copyright (C) 2012-2024 Johannes Hanika and other contributors.

Compile options:
  Bit depth              -> 64 bit
  Debug                  -> DISABLED
  SSE2 optimizations     -> ENABLED
  OpenMP                 -> ENABLED
  OpenCL                 -> ENABLED
  Lua                    -> ENABLED  - API version 9.2.0
  Colord                 -> ENABLED
  gPhoto2                -> ENABLED
  GMIC                   -> ENABLED  - Compressed LUTs are supported
  GraphicsMagick         -> ENABLED
  ImageMagick            -> DISABLED
  libavif                -> DISABLED
  libheif                -> DISABLED
  libjxl                 -> DISABLED
  OpenJPEG               -> ENABLED
  OpenEXR                -> ENABLED
  WebP                   -> ENABLED

Assuming libheif is what supports HEIC files, I tried installing libheif, but it doesn't exist, and I already have libheif1:

$ sudo apt install libheif
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libheif

$ sudo apt install libheif1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
libheif1 is already the newest version (1.12.0-2build1).
libheif1 set to manually installed.

libheif seems to exist for jammy: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.12.0-2build1/+build/22381572

I have tried googling, but I can't see any info on how to enable HEIC/HEIF file support in darktable. No-one else seems to have this issue. How can I do it? Preferably without compiling it myself. Thanks.

kristianp
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The solution is to remove the darktable version downloaded from its website, and install it from the official repositories.

sudo apt remove darktable && sudo apt update && sudo apt install darktable

You may have to delete the config in ~/.config/darktable/ for the old version to work.

Archisman Panigrahi
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