I have 20 .jpg files and would like to print them (as many as practical) on one page

So what do you want to do? Print 60 images on one page or 20 imgs on 3 pages?
Just narrow your question, please.

Vihar wrote:
> Your question #75318 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/75318
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Vihar proposed the following answer:
> So what do you want to do? Print 60 images on one page or 20 imgs on 3 pages?
> Just narrow your question, please.
>
>
I am not totally sure what I need. On my Desktop, the .jpg images appear
as rectangles 13/16" high by 1.125" wide. The actual mask image however
only takes up1/3 if the width and 2/3 of the height. I believe that an
array of these images on 8.5"x11.0" paper, 4 columns across by 8 rows ,
would be adequate.However, it might turn out that a larger image is
required, possibly even double the current size of the actual masks. So
my question is "what linux software package will allow me to take the
individual .jpg images and drop and drag them onto a single .jpg file?
which can be saved and printed?:

I hope this answers your question. Bob T.

I suggest you try Gimp.

Open a new image. Make its size, the size of paper, say A4.

Now you can open each image, one by one (in gimp, again). Copy into clipboard and paste.

You will have to arrange the images manually.

Once you have pasted all images, save the file, say in jpeg format. Now you can print this file.

Andre Mangan wrote:
> Your question #75318 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/75318
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> Andre Mangan proposed the following answer:
> You can do that in several ways. You can use KompoZer to create an HTML
> page and add your images, for example. Perhaps an easier way is to use
> Open Office Writer.
>
> Open Writer and create a table of 10 columns and 6 rows (landscape).
> Make sure that your images are small enough to fit. Use "Insert" and
> "Picture" "From file" to insert your images into the table.
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Thank you for your help. I created a landscape file, then a table of 4
rows by 6 columns (to test the concept). Then inserted pictures as
directed by your answer.
Everything worked perfectly except the number of rows did not fill the
space from top-to-bottom. So I inserted multiple pictures in the same
column and dragged into position. This worked. Someday I'll learn how to
make the table fill the page. Thanks again - Bob T.

To add columns or rows to your existing table, sweep your mouse cursor across the bottom row to highlight it, click on "Table" and then "Insert". Select Row or Column and specify how many more you would like to add.

If you have added too many and your work goes to a second page, you can delete rows and tables with the same method - except this time go to "Delete" and select whether to delete a row or a column.

If your question has been answered, Robert, would you please mark it as "Solved".

Just tried with gThumb.
Marked in the file browser 37 photos (1.4 MB), opened them with gThumb, then marked them in this program with Ctrl+A (equal to Edit-->Select), right-click on one of them, chose "Print...", under "Automatic sizing" in "Images per page" chose the maximum 16 and gThumb arranged 16 of them on one properly.
Or, otherwise, played with "Scale to his size" and choosing 30% in both directions it arranged 36 images on 1 page.

You can install gThumb via Add/remove program or by Synaptic Manager.

Typo
(equal to Edit-->Select All).

Vihar wrote:
> Your question #75318 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/75318
>
> Vihar proposed the following answer:
> Just tried with gThumb.
> Marked in the file browser 37 photos (1.4 MB), opened them with gThumb, then marked them in this program with Ctrl+A (equal to Edit-->Select), right-click on one of them, chose "Print...", under "Automatic sizing" in "Images per page" chose the maximum 16 and gThumb arranged 16 of them on one properly.
> Or, otherwise, played with "Scale to his size" and choosing 30% in both directions it arranged 36 images on 1 page.
>
> You can install gThumb via Add/remove program or by Synaptic Manager.
>
>
Thanks. I used installed gThumb and printed 15 pictures in a 4x4 array.
After printing, I viewed them as a slide show. the first & third columns
(?) were smaller than the second column? Must be a setting I
accidentally tripped. Larger size looks better so maybe I can print
them even larger? Anyway, thanks again Bob T.

May be your pictures are with different sizes (MB) or quality (MB again) or X< Y^ sizes and if so its normal they look different in the slideshow. All gThumb is doing while preparing multiple printing on one page is to provide an equal space to each of them on the page regardless the three features mentioned above.
May by the more heavy program "GIMP Image Editor" has the capabilities to do exactly what you want. gThumb is named "viewer" you know.

Thanks Andre Mangan, that solved my question.