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Once this has finished, extract the downloaded zip file using the command:

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To download the latest version of lsix from its official github page, run the command: You would just need to download it and append it to your $PATH.

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In order to install it on Ubuntu or Debian, run the command below :Īs mentioned earlier, lsix is a BASH script and thus no installation is required. It is readily available for instance in the Ubuntu default repositories as well as other Linux distributions. Installing lsixĪs lsix relies on ImageMagick, would you need to ensure first that it is already installed. lsix, which is written in BASH, intelligently detects the current console background color in order to display the thumbnails clearly.Since lsix uses sixel graphics, it self-detects if the current terminal supports this type of bitmap graphics format (sixel). lsix, which uses ImageMagick, supports many image formats. Lsix is a tool used to display thumbnail images in the console. Run the command below on your favorite picture: As you will see below, It can be easily installed using the usual apt-get command :Īpart from being a desktop utility, eog is also able to display images on the console directly. Installing eogĪs a Gnome application, eog can be found in the Ubuntu Bionic Main repository. It supports several image extensions and can display single images or multiple images. It is readily available on most recent Ubuntu versions by default. The Eye of Gnome or eog is the default image viewer in Ubuntu. Below are some common shortcuts along with their functionalities:Ī : Auto-scale w : Fit % width h : Fit % height PageUp / PageDown : Prev/Next picture +/- : Zooming in/out j/k : Panning down/up f/m : flipping/mirroring r/R : Rotation (Clock-wise or anti clock-wise) ESC/q : Exit or Quitįor more details, refer to man pages by running

To load next or previous images, use the PgUp/PgDown keys. For instance, to zoom in or out, press the +/- keys. There are many keyboard shortcuts that help manage the images in the console. In case your images are located in another directory, simply execute the command below:įim directory_with_images/ Recursive image displayįIM allows also to open images in a recursive manner in a directory as well as its sub-directory as shown by the command below:įim -R directory_with_images/ FIM Keyboard shortcuts To display several images at once in your current folder, you could open them all using wildcards as shown below : Once FIM is installed successfully, you can try to display an image using the command:įrom the obtained snapshot above, one would notice that no known picture viewer was used except FIM which used the system’s framebuffer to show the image. In case the package cannot be found in the Ubuntu default repositories, you can always download it so that you can compile it from the source. In order to install it, run the command : Much like most packages, FIM can be found in Ubuntu default repositories. It gives them the possibility to control how images can be zoomed or resized using keyboard shortcuts. FIM, a scriptable and a highly customizable open source image viewer enables users who spend most of their time working on the terminal. Most beginners never thought it was possible to display images (PNG, JPG, BMP…) on the console. Using FIM (FrameBuffer Improved)įIM is a utility used to display images or graphics on the Linux terminal. Make sure to protect your eyes from your screen’s damaging blue rays while reading the article. In this article we will cover some command line applications that enable users to display images in the terminal.

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Update d on – For users who work with the command line in Linux most of the time, it could be convenient to view images within their terminal session.