Ubuntu
Last summer, I tried to survey the landscape of software available for uploading photos to Flickr on Ubuntu. My conclusion at that time was that there were no good options that met my needs-- which I felt were fairly modest:
- Change the title
- Freely add tags
- Add a description
- Add the image to sets
This is an updated version of a how-to written for Intrepid (8.10), now horrendously out-of-date. It was written for Maverick (10.10) but should also work on Lucid (10.04).
No knowledge of Ubuntu or Linux is assumed; the intended audience is someone who's managed to install Ubuntu and isn't too intimidated by the Terminal. (Hint: You can copy and paste, but in Terminal, pasting is Ctrl + Shift +C)
After seeing a call for artwork for Ubuntu 10.10 wallpapers on OMG! Ubuntu, I submitted a handful of photos to the Ubuntu Artwork pool on Flickr, just for kicks. Not long after, I discovered that two of my photos-- the feather and the happy cinnamon-- made the final 17 chosen for inclusion in the Maverick release. It's an honor, and a geeky dream come true.
2/24/11 UPDATE: The recent release of Frogr 0.4 makes this post obsolete. It's the Flickr uploader for Ubuntu I've been waiting for. It does everything I was looking for, and more-- I highly encourage anyone looking for a Flickr solution on Ubuntu to go download it.
Yesterday, a friend made the mistake of asking me why I switched from iPhone to Android, on an afternoon when I had some time to kill at the airport. His response to my long e-mail was that I should publish it on a blog somewhere. I've polished it up somewhat and added a few things, and the following is where I stand on the topic of device/OS choice.
10/11/10 -- This guide was written for Intrepid, and doesn't work on the latest Ubuntu releases. An updated and working version of the guide is available here.
