Install DigiKam using deb

Posted under » Ubuntu » Raspberry Pi on 01 July 2026

DigiKam is a digital asset manager that I have used since 2006 in Windows when I had lots of photos. digiKam is an advanced open-source digital photo management application that runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for importing, managing, editing, and sharing photos, raw files, and videos. It works well with ExifTool.

To install download the relevant deb file and install it with the app center. Unfortunately you can't use Apt for this but it is working.

One of the powerful feature is that it can use MySQL instead of just SQL lite. However, I can't make it work with MySQL internal. But I can make it work using the MySQL server option. Just indicate the ip to localhost. Another issue I had is that I have to use the admin account or root instead of a normal user because of the grant permission required.