[md] gThumb’s preferences aren’t always obvious when you’re looking through the traditional menu bar. The location depends on your desktop environment and gThumb version. ## GNOME Desktop On GNOME 3 and later, preferences are accessed through the application menu rather than the window menu: 1. Open gThumb 2. Click the application name (“gThumb”) in the…
Resizing a single image is straightforward, but processing dozens or hundreds requires automation. ImageMagick’s convert command (or the modern magick command) paired with a bash loop is the standard approach for batch image resizing on Linux. Using ImageMagick ImageMagick remains the most reliable tool for this task. Here’s a practical script to resize all images…
When gthumb hangs during startup after connecting an iPhone, external drive, or other USB device, the issue typically stems from gthumb attempting to enumerate mounted storage devices during initialization. Certain filesystem states, permissions misconfigurations, or slow I/O can cause the process to block indefinitely. Quick fix: unmount the device The most straightforward solution is to…