Jalbum loves Linux

To be truthful, the Jalbum experience on Linux hasn't been up to date with what you'd expect from us. This has been due to a number of reasons:

• • The installer script was non-standard and didn't set up icons and file associations properly. Nor did it add Jalbum to the Applications menu of Ubuntu Linux. You even had to change file permissions in order to be able to execute the installer script.
• • The look and feel used (Alloy) didn't render very well on Linux
• • Integration with the file manager and browser had flaws: When attempting to open file system folders from within Jalbum, the web browser would display the folder instead and web browser integration was hard coded to Firefox.

Several blogs and tutorials have been written by Linux users showing how to install Jalbum on Ubuntu due to the issues with the installer. This shows the dedication among Linux users. You deserve to be served better!

Now we have finally addressed these issues by repackaging Jalbum as a .deb package for Ubuntu Linux. Users of Open SuSE can find packages for their distribution on this external site.

We have also updated Jalbum itself to make use of Java 6 features that means proper integration with the file manager and browser too. We now also use the system's default look and feel, which by now (Ubuntu 9.10) look really nice.

Please tell us what you think! Just download and double click the Linux package to install. Jalbum is then available via the Graphics section of the Applications menu.

Jalbum needs Sun's Java 1.5 or 1.6 installed. You can get that from the Software Center menu.