A good pictures viewer it is indispensable, fortunately, for GNU / Linux There is a large number, each with its characteristics, this time we introduce you to Eye, a very lightweight image viewer with a minimalist look.
Pictures viewer
What is Ojo?
Eye is an open source, fast, lightweight, beautiful and minimalist image viewer. It was developed by Peter Levi, using the technologies: Python, GTK, HTML, JS, CSS, jQuery and WebKit.
The purpose of Eye It is to be the best image viewer for GNU / Linux, so its development has focused on allowing images to be displayed quickly, in addition to having a very discreet interface, which helps not to distract users when images are viewed.
How to install Ojo
Install Ojo on Debian, Ubuntu, Mint or derivatives:
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ojo/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ojoInstall Ojo on Arch Linux or derivatives:
yaourt -S eye-bzr
Install Ojo from source code
- Install the PPA shown above, to fulfill all the necessary dependencies. Alternatively, manually install the dependencies listed in debian / control.
- Clone the official repository
- Run bin / eye, to initiate Ojo.
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ojo/daily
git clone https://github.com/peterlevi/ojo.git
cd ojo/bin
./ojo
If you care about the performance of your image viewer and also want to see your photos quickly and easily, without a doubt, Eye is for you.
I will take an EYE XD, to see how it works.
We await your impressions
at "naked eye" it seems to be good 😀
do not lose sight of the program looks good
How do I run it in arch?
$ yaourt -S eye-bzr
I prefer PhotoQT
To my particularly EYE, it seems much faster when displaying the images
Good anticipation, but again more images are missed.
PS: do you have that wallpaper on the wall with the cat?
It doesn't work on my Elementary OS: s
Crash.