Being a pretty avid Flickr user, one of the first things I looked for when I switched to Ubuntu was a good Flickr Desktop app. I looked everywhere and ended up settling on an app conveniently named 'Flickr Uploader'. Although this app only did one thing, it did it quite poorly. The upload button didn't work, but the upload option in the drop down menu worked fine. The app overall was clunky and poorly designed.

For some reason I decided to look around again and stumbled upon something much nicer and more robust. It's called 'Desktop Flickr Organizer'. I will mention that this is more than just an 'uploader', it really is a way to manage your entire Flickr account from the desktop. With this added functionality, comes the added complexity. It took me a bit to find my way around the app, but once I did, everything made sense for the most part.

Installing Flickr Desktop Organizer

Search for 'flickr' in Add/Remove. Choose the 'Desktop Flickr Organizer' and click 'Apply' in the lower right hand corner

Setting Up DFO

Now that we have DFO installed, let's get it setup with our Flickr account.

1. Go to 'Flickr' -> 'Connect'
   


2. This should open a browser window and ask you to login to your Flickr account. After you login, you will be asked if you want to allow DFO access to your Flickr account. Hit 'OK, I'll Allow It'
   


3. If all went well, you will see a success screen next. Close this window and go back to DFO
   


4. Once you're back at DFO, click the 'Done!' button
   


5. Now that you're connected you should see DFO updating itself in the lower right corner
   

Conclusion

Overall, this program is definitely the way to go if you're running Linux and want to organize your Flickr account from your desktop. It has a bit of a learning curve initially, but after you've figured it out, it's a very nice program.

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