Tutorial Install Darktable on CentOS 7

Darktable is a free and open-source photography workflow application and raw developer that is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom. It allows photographers to manage their digital negatives in a database and perform non-destructive editing on their images. In this article, we will show you how to install Darktable on CentOS 7, a popular Linux distribution known for its stability and security features. If you are planning to buy a Linux VPS server to install Darktable, we suggest you check the plans provided on our website and use them after testing. These plans are offered with immediate delivery.

Installing Darktable on CentOS

We now come to the Darktable installation tutorial. To install Darktable on CentOS, just follow the steps below.

Install Darktable on CentOS 7

Step 1: Update system packages

Before installing Darktable, it is important to ensure that your system packages are up to date. So, run the below command:

sudo yum update

Step 2: Enable the EPEL repository

Darktable is not available in the default CentOS 7 repositories, so we need to enable the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository. Run the following command to enable the EPEL repository:

sudo yum install epel-release

Step 3: Install snap

Then you can install snap using the following command:

sudo yum install snapd

Step 4: Enable systemd Unit

In the next step, to enable systemd unit, you must run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket

It is also necessary to enable classic snap support:

sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap

Step 5: Install Darktable

After installing the necessary prerequisites, you can easily install Darktable by running the following command:

sudo snap install darktable

Conclusion

In this article, we have demonstrated how to install Darktable on CentOS 7, a powerful photography workflow application for managing and editing digital images. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can install Darktable and start using its features to enhance your photography workflow on CentOS 7. Also, if you are interested in Photoshop design and software, maybe reading How to Install Photoshop on Admin RDP article will be interesting for you.