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Software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures and images on your PC.

Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website software developed by Google (since 2004).

Google distributed a Wine version of Picasa 3.0, but they stopped supporting this version in April 2012. However, the latest version (3.9) is still usable on Linux with Wine.

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How would I install Picasa 3.9?

I've noticed a new release of Picasa (3.9). How would I install it over my current install of Picasa?
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How to uninstall a program installed through Wine

I installed Picasa 3.9 with Wine, but I did not like it, and now I want to delete it. I tried uninstalling Picasa with the option from Picasa help menu but it didn't work. How do I fully uninstall Picasa from Wine?
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How to make digiKam remember Google's Two-factor Authentication password?

I use digiKam on Kubuntu 12.10 to organise my photos and really like being able to upload to Picasaweb using kipiplugins. Unfortunately after having set up Google two-factor authentication I now need to create an application specific password each…
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How do I connect Picasa 3.9 to my online account?

A previous discussion gave excellent instructions on running the latest Picasa version on Ubuntu 11.10 , but I still can't get an effective connection between the desktop application and my online account. Existing instructions for installation and…
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Unable to upload directly from network drive to picasaweb

My network drive is bookmarked and clearly visible in nautilus. One little thing that I do not like in ubuntu is that network drives are not always available from applications. Last time I have noticed this was when I was trying to upload pictures…
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any application which could sync pics/videos on ubuntu with picasa web album?

Since picasa is no longer available on ubuntu(and i dont want to go for the workarounds for installing it), is there some application available in Ubuntu which can sync albums with picasa web albums?
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Alternative for Google+ auto backup of image... how would I automate resize and transfer?

I get by with Linux but I'm by no means a guru, so please be nice :) On my other devices (Android, Windows) I use Picasa and its Auto Backup feature to automatically resize and upload to my Google drive. Honestly, I don't really know how it works,…
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Is there a native Picasa version for Linux? How can I install it?

How can I install Google Picasa 3.9 or whatever the latest version is. I don't want the Wine version, I want the native Linux version. I'm trying to avoid using programs via Wine because it is very buggy.
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Does the Picasa 3.9 wine/winetricks/ie6 fix leave any vulnerabilities?

I recently added Picasa 3.9 to my Ubuntu 11.10 machine using the technique from this askUbuntu question: How would I install Picasa 3.9? But I'm wondering: does adding IE 6.0 (or Wine or Winetricks) leave my system vulnerable in any way? Since the…
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Picasa would not log into my account

I have installed Wine on 11.10, but for some reason Picasa does not detect the internet connection, which exist system wide, except for Picasa Any suggestions? Hi, I have reinstalled picasa 3.0 for linux after having replaced ubuntu 11.04 by 11.10.…
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Image manager (picasa like)

I'm trying to find an image viewer/manager which should have two main features: Its fast in displaying/load images. gpicview is fair good at this task but doesn't have the second point... I need a way to make a list of those images I'm intrested in…
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Shotwell can't export to Picasa -- 401 unauthorized

Publishing to Picasa results in the following error https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo returned HTTP status code 401 unauthorized My "online accounts" in the "system settings" return no error and show that I seem to be connected to my…
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Picasa ? An alternative

Possible Duplicate: What is the best alternative to Picasa? is there a recommened alternative to Picasa for an amateur such as myself. I used and liked Picasa immensely on my old windows and now that it is not available for ubuntu i would like to…
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Picasa hangs when trying to import photos

After I installed Picasa 3.9, I tried to import some photos from a USB stick plugged in. However, it does not show up in Picasa (Ubuntu has no problem recognizing it). There is just a general Mass Storage Camera item in the Import From field. When I…
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Canon Powershot doesn't show up as a device in Picasa

I'm using 11.10 Desktop x64 and Picasa. I was using the latest stable Linux edition, and found that although my Canon Powershot was recognized and usable with the OS (and FSpot), Picasa wouldn't show it as a device from which pictures could be…
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