Make F-Spot the default application for your digital camera
Here’s how to make F-Spot your default application for importing photos from your digital camera in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10:
System -> Preferences -> Removable Drives and Media. Click the ‘Cameras’ tab. Check the box next to ‘Import digital photographs when connected’. Enter the following for ‘Command:’:
f-spot-import %h
Now when you plug a digital camera into the computer, F-Spot will open and prompt you to import your pictures.