How to Install qView on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS

In this guide, we will show you how to install qView on Ubuntu systems.

qview is an image viewer for viewing, No toolbars or distractions—pure space efficiency.

qView is a free, open-source image viewer designed from the very start to be as visually minimal and space efficient as possible. No cluttered interface, just your image and a titlebar.

Install qView

Follow the steps below to get started with qView:

• Update your Ubuntu system packages with running the below command:

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

• qView package is not available on Ubuntu base repository. So You can install it via APT PPA method by importing and installing the PPA as follows:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jurplel/qview -y

• Execute an APT update to reflect the newly imported PPA.

sudo apt update -y

• Now install the application

sudo apt install qview -y

Access qView

• Access qView through the command line by running the command

qview

• Also you can search on the system search bar by typing qView as follows

• Now you can use qview to display your images

For example, as shown below in the screenshots:

So, open the image with another viewer application as shown above and select qview

It will be opened like below:

How to Remove (Uninstall) qView

• Remove qView with APT Remove Method:

sudo apt autoremove qview --purge
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:jurplel/qview -y

Install qView -Conclusion

That’s it

Thanks.