How to install exiftool in GitHub Actions
I wanted to run some tests in GitHub Actions that used exiftool.
It took me a few tries to install exiftool on Ubuntu (first I used apt install, then I forgot sudo), so here’s a minimal working workflow for both Ubuntu and macOS:
name: Install exiftool
on:
push:
branches: ["main"]
pull_request:
branches: ["main"]
jobs:
install_exiftool_ubuntu:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install exiftool
run: |
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install exiftool
- name: Run exiftool
run: |
# Download the logo from the exiftool homepage, then read
# all the EXIF metadata
curl -O "https://exiftool.org/ET-256.png"
exiftool ET-256.png
install_exiftool_macos:
runs-on: macos-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install exiftool
run: brew install exiftool
- name: Run exiftool
run: |
# Download the logo from the exiftool homepage, then read
# all the EXIF metadata
curl -O "https://exiftool.org/ET-256.png"
exiftool ET-256.png