Picasa is free photo software from Google.Picasa 3.0 is still in beta version and it has following new features:

  • Improved integration with Picasa Web Albums.You can sync your Picasa 3 and Web Albums edits, change your online album settings from Picasa, and delete online albums from Picasa.
  • Better uploading with the upload Drop-box and bandwidth throttling.
  • New Retouch tool to remove unsightly blemishes and improve photo quality.
  • Improved Collage tool lets you have total artistic control over your collage content and layout.
  • Auto red-eye: same results, less work for you.
  • Easily add text or watermarks to your photos.

To install Picasa 3.0 in ubuntu is very easy,just download .deb package in following link:

For,ubuntu i386:

http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb

For,ubuntu amd64

http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_3.0-current_amd64.deb

Then,double click the .deb package and install.

Now,you can open picasa at Applications->Graphics->Picasa

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