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[Solved] Raspberry Pi - View images from the command-line (shell)

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Topic starter December 17, 2013 7:53 AM

When you're working in the commandline (not in X Windows), viewing images can be a pain.
The one application that worked out of the box for me was "fbi".

Install:

sudo apt-get install fbi

Use:

fbi myimage.jpg
fbi muimage.png

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