Install PIL on Linux Mint 11 x64

Install PIL on Linux Mint 11 x64

# prepare:

• libjpeg62-dev
• zlib1g-dev
• libfreetype6-dev
• liblcms1-dev
• python-dev

 

# edit setup.py

TCL_ROOT = None
JPEG_ROOT = '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu', '/usr/include' # libjpeg and libpng are here.
ZLIB_ROOT = JPEG_ROOT
TIFF_ROOT = None
FREETYPE_ROOT = JPEG_ROOT
LCMS_ROOT = None

 

# build & test & install

• python setup.py build_ext -i
• python selftest.py
• sudo python setup.py install

Reference:

• Install PIL in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty with Python 2.7 and Virtualenv
• Natty: Python Imaging Library in a virtualenv - no JPEG or PNG support