digiKam 5.5.0 Released, See What’s New & How to Install

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The digiKam photo management software 5.5.0 was released earlier today with several improvements in database interface.

According to the release note, digiKam 5.5.0 features:

threads management improvements to prevent CPU overload.
improvements to the similarity tool
a garbage collection for the digiKam databases.
the database shrinking support for SQLite
enhancements in the batch queue manager Watermark tool.
database patch: ability to ignore some kind of directories while scanning collections
Improved face management and digiKam handbook
This new digiKam version also includes latest libraw 0.18.2

The Appimage packages are available for download in the link below:

Make the Appimage file executable (sorry for the old pic.), then right-click and click Run the file to launch digiKam 5.

Don’t like the appimage? You can also install the most recent digiKam via a third-party PPA repository:

There may be a small delay for the new release being made into PPA, do CHECK the PPA link before doing following steps.

1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra

Type your password when it prompts and hit enter.

2. If you have a previous release installed, now launch Software Updater and upgrade digiKam.

Or run commands in terminal one by one to check updates and install digiKam 5.5:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install digikam5

To remove digiKam 5.x, run following command in terminal:

sudo apt-get remove digikam5 && sudo apt-get autoremove

And remove the PPA by going to Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.