diff --git a/sources/tech/20221031.2 ⭐️ How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions.md b/sources/tech/20221031.2 ⭐️ How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4c046a8533 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20221031.2 ⭐️ How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +[#]: subject: "How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/view-avif-images-linux/" +[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +How to View AVIF Images in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions +====== + +PNGs are the best when it comes to quality but they are huge in size and hence not ideal for websites. + +JPEGs reduce the file size but they reduce the quality of the images significantly. + +WebP is a relatively newer format that produces better-quality images with significantly smaller sizes. + +Now, [AVIF][1] is a new file format that compresses images without sacrificing quality. They are smaller than WebP for the same image quality. + +[Linux has started providing WebP support][2] recently. However, AVIF image format is not yet supported by default in many distributions. + +If you download an image in AVIF format from the web, it won’t display the thumbnail. + +![avif image no thumbnail][3] + +And if you try to open it with the default image viewer, it is likely to show ‘unrecognized image file format’ error. + +![avif images dont open linux][4] + +So, what’s the solution? Can you not view AVIF images on Linux at all? + +Nope, that’s not the case. There is always a workaround when it comes to Linux. + +### Viewing AVIF image files in Linux + +There is a handy [image viewer][5] called gThumb that can be used for opening AVIF images on Linux. + +It should be available in the repositories of most Linux distributions, if not all. + +On Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions, use the following command to install gThumb. + +``` +sudo apt install gthumb +``` + +![install gthumb ubuntu][6] + +Once installed, select an AVIF image, right-click on it and select “Open With” option. Here, select gThumb, make it default for AVIF images and open it. + +![make gthumb default for avif][7] + +gThumb shows all the images from the same folder in thumbnail format under the opened image. + +![avif image opened with gthumb in linux][8] + +Once you open AVIF images with gThumb, they should also be displayed with thumbnails. + +![avif image thumbnail][9] + +That’s it. You can now enjoy AVIF images on your Linux desktop. + +### Conclusion + +gThumb is an extremely versatile and capable application. It makes me wonder why it is not used as the default image viewer in GNOME or other desktop environments and distributions. + +And about default AVIF support in Linux, sooner or later it will be added. For now, gThumb does the job. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/view-avif-images-linux/ + +作者:[Abhishek Prakash][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/ +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/webp-ubuntu-linux/ +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-no-thumbnail.png +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-images-dont-open-linux.png +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/image-viewers-linux/ +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/install-gthumb-ubuntu.png +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/make-gthumb-default-for-avif.png +[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-opened-with-gthumb-in-linux.webp +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/avif-image-thumbnail.png