* Bob Cox (2009-01-11): > I want to resize jpeg images (in order to create thumbnail images for a > webpage) from a bash script and know that I can use 'convert' from the > imagemagick package to achieve this. This will be run on a (headless, > no X) lenny/armel NSLU2 "slug". > > However, aptitude says that to install imagemagick requires 78 new > packages, including x11-common, various gtk and font libraries - which > will be irrelevant on the NSLU2. Using the without-recommends switch in > aptitude reduces the package count to 63 and choosing the > 'graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat' package rather than imagemagick > brings it down to "only" 52 packages. This still seems quite a lot and > includes lots of font stuff and x11-common when all I want is the > 'convert' command. > > Does anyone know of a simpler, slimmer alternative for resizing jpegs > from the command line please?
It all depends on your needs. djpeg (from libjpeg-progs) Currently the scale factor must be 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8. If you're looking for photo gallery, Super basic: <http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Photo_Gallery_with_igal_-_online_image_gallery_generator> Good for offline creation: <http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Photo_Gallery_with_igal_-_online_image_gallery_generator#Others_.28PPC_only.29> -André -- May as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb! . Linkstation/KuroBox/HG/HS/Tera Kernel 2.6/PPC from <http://hvkls.dyndns.org> iPhone <http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-iphone.html> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
