The AliveColors image editor runs on Windows, Mac, Linux (64-bit). See the supported operating systems.
Below you will find instructions on how to install AliveColors on Linux.
Note: The AliveColors image editor is compatible with Linux kernel 5.0+ 64-bit. You can find out the kernel version using the uname -srm command.
AliveColors installers are available for several Linux distributions:
Also, you can install AliveColors using Flatpak.
Installation on Debian-based systems:
Note: You need apt-install or apt-get permissions required to install software.
- Run the terminal.
- Create a directory to store keys:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
- Download the key that signed the repository:
curl -fsSL https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/nullorwget -O - https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/null
- Add the repository to the list where the system looks for packages to install:
echo 'deb [arch-=i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg] https://akvis-deb.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com akvis non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akvis.list
- Update the list of known packages:
sudo apt-get update
- Install the AliveColors image editor:
sudo apt-get install alivecolors
Agree to download and install required packages (qt-akvis, akvis-alivecolors-bin, akvis-alivecolors-presets, akvis-alivecolors-framepack, akvis-hdrfactory-akf, akvis-makeup-akf, akvis-natureart-akf, akvis-smartmask-akf).
- The installation is completed.
Launch the image editor via the terminal or using the program shortcut.
- For automatic updates, use the command:
sudo apt-get upgrade
To remove the image editor:
sudo apt-get remove alivecolors --autoremove
Installation on RPM-based systems (CentOS, RHEL, Fedora):
- Run the terminal.
- Register the key that signed the repository:
sudo rpm --import https://akvis.com/akvis.asc
- Add the repository to the system:
sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/akvis.repo https://akvis.com/akvis.repo
- Update the package list:
when using the dnf package manager:
sudo dnf updatewhen using the yum package manager:
sudo yum update - Install AliveColors:
when using the dnf package manager:
sudo dnf install alivecolorswhen using the yum package manager:
sudo yum install alivecolors - The installation is completed.
Launch the image editor via the terminal or using the program shortcut.
- For automatic updates:
when using the dnf package manager: sudo dnf upgrade
when using the yum package manager:
sudo yum upgrade - To remove the image editor:
when using the dnf package manager:
sudo dnf remove alivecolorswhen using the yum package manager:
sudo yum remove alivecolors
Installation on openSUSE:
- Run the terminal.
- Login as a root user.
- Add the key that signed the repository:
rpm --import http://akvis.com/akvis.asc
- Add the repository to the system:
zypper ar -r https://akvis.com/akvis.repo akvis
- Update the package list:
zypper ref
- Install AliveColors:
zypper install alivecolors
- The installation is completed.
Launch the image editor via the terminal or using the program shortcut.
- For automatic updates:
zypper update
To remove the image editor:
zypper remove alivecolors
Installation using Flatpak:
- Run the terminal.
- Add the Flathub repository
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
- Add the AKVIS repository
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists akvis --from https://akvis-flatpak.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/com.akvis.flatpakrepo
- Install AliveColors:
sudo flatpak install -y akvis com.akvis.alivecolors
- The installation is completed.
Launch the image editor using the program shortcut or the terminal:
flatpak run com.akvis.alivecolors - To update all installed flatpaks, use the command:
sudo flatpak update -y
to remove the program:
sudo flatpak remove -y com.akvis.alivecolors
In order to display the program interface correctly, it is recommended to install the Compton or Picom composite manager.