How to install Miro 3.5 on Ubuntu 10.04

Miro 3.5 has been released. The major improvement, in my opinion, is the ability to convert video and audio files for other devices — Android OS for example.

Ubuntu 10.04 is bundled with Miro 3.0. To upgrade, add the repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pcf/miro-releases
sudo apt-get update
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How to install the latest version of Shotwell under Ubuntu Lucid (10.04)

From Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), Shotwell is the new default photo manager. I tried it under Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) but the latest version was not available in the standard repositories.

To install the latest version on Lucid, add the Shotwell PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shotwell/ppa[......]

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