Re: xv package for deb?

[the lone gunman <lgunman@localhost.debian.org>]

On Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 10:34:43PM +0200, Michele Bini wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, the lone gunman wrote:
> > Is there an xv package for debian?  By xv, I mean the "XView" program
> > by John Bradley.
> Do you really need xv?! Have you ever tried GIMP?
> If you only need to put an image on the background you can use xpmroot
> (it only takes only xpm files, but you can convert them using GIMP or
> the netpbm package).

I do use xv for my root window image, however I also use it to view
several images in sequence.  The GIMP is nice, but a bit too much for
simple image viewing.  Also, I believe xv is free for
non-commercial/private use.

Thanks, though.  I think I'll install the gimp for something to play
with :)