Title : Google's Picasa Ported to Linux Using Wine 
Date : 2006-05-26 
Code : <a href="http://labs.google.com/" target="blank">Google Labs</a> has released Picasa for Linux, ported using <a href="http://www.winehq.org/" target="blank">Wine</a> by <a href="http://www.codeweavers.com/" target="blank">CodeWeavers</a>. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/linux" target="blank">The free Picasa download</a> is available now. My Take: The software requirements are fairly hefty in that some features require cutting edge programs like HAL and a 2.6+ kernel, but this is fantastic news for Linux users. Picasa is an excellent program that rivals iPhoto. Update by AS : Google ported Picasa using Wine, but it was still a LOT of work and the result was completely effective. Please read more on the <a href="http://www.winehq.com/pipermail/wine-devel/2006-May/047806.html" target="blank">WineHQ mailing list</a>. Update 2: You do not need Wine installed to run this - it's a self-contained Wine lib. Also, the Picasa download apparently doesn't work from all countries. Update by TH: Here's a <a href="http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/05/first-impressions-of-picasa-googles.html" target="blank">review</a>. 
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