Bev, you might want to try following the instructions on this Ubuntu Geek page (http://preview.tinyurl.com/yco98oz ) and see if they don't work for you....
Henri On May 8, 8:46 pm, The Real Bev <[email protected]> wrote: > rnh16 wrote: > > thx :) > > > On May 6, 8:11 pm, Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> * rnh16 <[email protected]> [05-06-10 12:48]: > > >> > I was wondering why the Linux version of Picasa is so outdated.. > > >> Well, there is no *linux* version of Picasa, outdated or no. The > >> version destined for linux is a windoz version with a *tweaked* wine > >> install. > > >> > Seeing the differences between the Windows and the Linux clients, I would > >> > rather run an up-to-date, fully-featured version of Picasa via Wine than > >> > keep on using a version that does't ever seem to get new features or get > >> > updated to newer versions. > > >> Which is what you should use as that is essentially what you get anyway. > > >> latest picasa running under wine reports: > >> Picasa Version 3.6.0 (Build 95.1800.0)for Linux. > >> (picasa36-setup.exe on openSUSE 11.2 x86_64) > > OK, I give up. The only things I use wine for are google earth and picasa, > although I installed notepad just to see if I could. So do I just download the > windows version and type 'wine whateverthewindowsversionis'? > > I'm running slackware with fvwm95. > > -- > Cheers, Bev > ==================================================================== > "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less." > -- Colin Powell, former Good Guy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
