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how do I download pictures to picasa (linux)

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A friend sent me a link to a picasa web album. When I click download to picasa I get the following message: Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (picasa) isn't associated with any program. I am running ubuntu

A friend sent me a link to a picasa web album. When I click download to picasa I get the following message: Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (picasa) isn't associated with any program. I am running ubuntu

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So did the address sent to you begin with picasa://? If it did, it is invalid, if you send us the url (get rid of the last few letters/numbers/symbols if you want to keep private) I will correct it for you.

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Hi,

You need to have Google Picasa installed for this to work. Please also see this (below): https://picasawebutility.appspot.com/

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Modified by Vivek

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Unfortunately Picasa is only available for Windows and Mac and not for Linux

Picasa is not currently available for your operating system

Modified by cor-el

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http://picasa.google.com/ is the correct address.
I had no problems downloading the album in windows so my problem is effectively fixed. Picasa must be open to allow download to take place.
However I did come across a web site on how to install picasa in ubuntu but have not done so as yet, but may be of interest
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/04/how-to-install-picasa-36-in-ubuntu.html
Thanks to all who replied.

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