Install Chrome and DigiKam using deb

Posted under » Ubuntu » Raspberry Pi on 01 July 2026

My Chromium browser has some issues after an update and I have no choice but to install even after I have purge it

$ snap remove chromium --purge

So I download chrome instead, the debian and arm version with a .deb extention. To install a deb file, you

$ apt install chrome.deb

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 or use the apt method like chrome.

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.