The AKVIS PhotoBook image editor runs on Windows, Mac, Linux (64-bit). See the supported operating systems.

Below you will find instructions on how to install AKVIS PhotoBook on Linux.

Note: AKVIS PhotoBook is compatible with Linux kernel 5.0+ 64-bit. You can find out the kernel version using the uname -srm command.

AKVIS PhotoBook installers are available for several Linux distributions:

► DEB package: Debian/Ubuntu

► RPM package: Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora

► openSUSE

 

Installation on Debian-based systems:

Note: You need apt-install or apt-get permissions required to install software.

1. Run the terminal.
2. Create a directory to store keys:
   sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
3. Download the key that signed the repository:
   curl -fsSL https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/null
   or wget -O - https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/null
4. Add the repository to the list where the system looks for packages to install:
   
   echo 'deb [arch-=i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg] https://akvis-deb.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com akvis non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akvis.list
5. Update the list of known packages:
   sudo apt-get update
6. Install AKVIS PhotoBook:
   sudo apt-get install akvis-photobook
7. The installation is completed.

   Launch the program via the terminal or using the program shortcut.

8. For automatic updates, use the command:
   sudo apt-get upgrade

   To remove the program:
   sudo apt-get remove akvis-photobook --autoremove

 

Installation on RPM-based systems (CentOS, RHEL, Fedora):

1. Run the terminal.
2. Register the key that signed the repository:
   sudo rpm --import https://akvis.com/akvis.asc
3. Add the repository to the system:
   sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/akvis.repo https://akvis.com/akvis.repo
4. Update the package list:

   when using the dnf package manager:
   sudo dnf update

   when using the yum package manager:
   sudo yum update

5. Install AKVIS PhotoBook:

   when using the dnf package manager:
   sudo dnf install akvis-photobook

   when using the yum package manager:
   sudo yum install akvis-photobook

6. The installation is completed.

   Launch the program via the terminal or using the program shortcut.

7. For automatic updates:

   when using the dnf package manager:
   sudo dnf upgrade

   when using the yum package manager:
   sudo yum upgrade

8. To remove the program:

   when using the dnf package manager:
   sudo dnf remove akvis-photobook

   when using the yum package manager:
   sudo yum remove akvis-photobook

 

Installation on openSUSE.

1. Run the terminal.
2. Login as a root user.
3. Add the key that signed the repository:
   rpm --import http://akvis.com/akvis.asc
4. Add the repository to the system:
   zypper ar -r https://akvis.com/akvis.repo akvis
5. Update the package list:
   zypper ref
6. Install AKVIS PhotoBook:
   zypper install akvis-photobook
7. The installation is completed.

   Launch the program via the terminal or using the program shortcut.

8. For automatic updates:
   zypper update

   To remove the program:
   zypper remove akvis-photobook

 

In order to display the program interface correctly, it is recommended to install the Compton or Picom composite manager.