Install Darktable 2.0.2 On Ubuntu

Darktable is an open source application that provides both amateur and enthusiasts photographers with a virtual lighttable and darkroom that allows them to manage their digital negatives in a single and handy database.

It has been designed from the ground up to be used for developing RAW images from digital cameras.

In this tutorial i will show you how to install the latest version of darktable 2.0.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 and 14.04 LTS.

Changelog 

General & Features

• Require glib of at least version 2.40
• Add support for DNGs from x3f_extract
• Support XMP files from Ramperpro timelapse controllers from ElysiaVisuals

Bugfixes

• Fix some problems with sluggish GUI when Lua is compiled in
• Some High DPI fixes
• Small theming fixes
• Fix some strings being too long in the GUI, especially when using localized versions
• Fix a potential crash with malformed GPX files
• Fix wrong zoom level of the map when searching for a location
• Put XMP metadata into the right Exif fields
• Fix a crash in masks.
• Fix a crash in demosaicing
• Fix Markesteijn demosaicing
• Fix a crash when moving the mouse while going to darkroom when crop&rotate is active
• Fix discrepancy between CPU and OpenCL codepath in invert
• Fix some crashes with certain TIFF files
• Fix build with GCC6
• Fix build with osmgpsmap older than 1.1.0
• Fix compilation when there are spaces in the path names
• Camera support
• Fujifilm X-Pro2
• White balance presets
• Pentax K-S2
• Noise profiles
• Fujifilm X-T10
• Pentax K-S2

Translations

• Hebrew
• German
• Slovak
• Swedish

Installation steps:

Step 1 : Add the official repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/darktable-release

Step 2 : Update the repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 3 : Install darktable

sudo apt-get install darktable