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This page attempts to describe how to get your DigitalCamera working under Linux.
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!Software
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+!!Front-end applications
Linux Frontend software for transfering pictures off cameras:
* [gphoto2|http://gphoto.sourceforge.net/] (the "main" software, it has all the low-level libraries and a CLI)
* gtkam ([GNOME] or [GTK]-only front-end to the gphoto2 libraries)
* [gthumb|http://gthumb.sourceforge.net/] - a GNOME thumbnail previewer that has the ability to import photos (using the gphoto2 libraries)
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These programs have [Debian] packages of the same name - I would guess [RPM]-based distros do too.
You can also "mount" many cameras onto your filesystem, so that the contents look like a normal directory. See the "mass-storage" notes below.
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+!!Back-end 'automatic mounting' setup
+* For [USB] devices, you can use HotPlug to automatically run something when a certain USB device is connected. This could either run one of the above photo-transfering programs, or it could mount the flash card onto your filesystem. If your distribution doesn't do this automatically, look at our HotPlugNotes page to see how to set this up manually.
+* If you use [GNOME], you should install the 'gnome-volume-manager' package, which includes appropriate 'hotplug' scripts for USB cameras. On Debian Sarge and Sid, the script only allows people in the 'camera' group to use the connected camera, so make sure your user is in this group.
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-!Notes/Trouble-shooting
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!Notes/Trouble-shooting
* Almost all "recent" cameras use [USB], so make sure you have the correct USB support in your kernel (this seems fairly likely).
* See HotPlug for information on setting up using [USB] devices with linux.
* After the camera is setup as a USB device, there are two main ways the picture contents can be read: __USB Mass Storage__, or __PTP__.
**USB Mass Storage may not be compatibe if your system has Hotplug USB support setup properly, but the Camera is not emulated as a SCSI sevice. See the Mass-Storage Device notes below for details how compatible cameras function under this protocol.
