Install darktable 4.0.0 on Ubuntu / OpenSUSE / Fedora & AlmaLinux

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2 min readJul 4, 2022

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This tutorial will be useful for beginners to download and install darktable 4.0.0 on Ubuntu 20.4 LTS, Fedora 35, AlmaLinux 9, RockyLinux 8, and OpenSUSE.

What is darktable?

Darktable is an open-source photography software with a lot of features. It supports raw files, has a wide range of filters and effects, supports a lot of file formats, and can be used on a variety of platforms.

It is a powerful tool that can help you take great photos.

What’s new in darktable 4.0.0?

- Performance and OpenCL support changes

- UI Rewrite

- Guided laplacian highlight reconstruction

- Filmic v6

- Color and exposure mapping

For the complete changelog refer to the release notes

Install darktable 4.0.0 on Fedora 36

Step 1: Add the darktable repository to the fedora system.

dnf config-manager — add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/graphics:/darktable/Fedora_36/graphics:darktable.repo

Step 2: Update the repos and install darktable

dnf install darktable

Install darktable 4.0.0 on Fedora

Install darktable 4.0.0 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Step 1: Add the darktable repository and key to the system

echo ‘deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/graphics:/darktable/xUbuntu_22.04/ /’ | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics:darktable.list

curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/graphics:darktable/xUbuntu_22.04/Release.key | gpg — dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/graphics_darktable.gpg > /dev/null

Step 2: Update the Repository and install darktable 4.0.0

sudo apt update && apt install darktable

Install darktable 4.0.0 on ubuntu

Install darktable 4.0.0 on OpenSUSE / AlmaLinux 9 / RockyLinux 8

Step 1: Install Flatpak on your system using the following guide

Step 2: Install darktable on the system using the below command

flatpak install flathub org.darktable.Darktable

Step 3: Run Darktable

flatpak run org.darktable.Darktable

Conclusion

From this tutorial, you have learned how to download and install darktable 4.0.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 21.10, RockyLinux 8, AlmaLinux 8, Fedora 35, and LinuxMint 20.3.

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