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How to install GIMP 2.8.22 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install GIMP 2.8.22 on Ubuntu 18.04
GIMP is a free and open-source image editor which can be used for retouching and editing images. The latest version of GIMP comes with a new revamped UI and usability changes. Although the latest version includes new themes by Benoit Touchette in various shades of gray: Lighter, Light, Gray, Dark, Darker, the system theme is retained for users who prefer a completely consistent look of user interfaces across all desktop applications. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of GIMP 2.8.22 on Ubuntu 18.04


Installation

Let' s First Start with updating the system repositories 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease      
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease       
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease    
Reading package lists... Done


As Gimp is available in default repo you can install it as follows

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install gimp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
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Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (2.1.0-3) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libavcodec57:amd64 (7:3.4.2-2) ...
Setting up libumfpack5:amd64 (1:5.1.2-2) ...
Setting up libchromaprint1:amd64 (1.4.3-1) ...
Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.4.2-2) ...
Setting up libgegl-0.3-0:amd64 (0.3.30-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gimp (2.8.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

After installation, access the application from the activity menu

Navigate to Help menu to verify the version

With this, the method to install GIMP 2.8.22 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Gimp Ubuntu
FAQ
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Whether the GIMP is available for MAC?
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Yes
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My graphic tablet doesn’t work on Windows/Mac. Does GIMP support advanced input devices such as Wacom?
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Yes, GIMP does support graphic tablets and maps pressure, stroke speed and other events to its advanced brush engine properties. However, the version of the user interface toolkit that GIMP c
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Purpose of using the Gimp?
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Gimp is an image editor used by graphic designer, illustrator, photographer or scientist.
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Can I make the installation of GIMP on Fedora?
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Please refer the link as follow "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-gimp-2-8-22-on-fedora-28/"
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Alternative for GIMP?
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Pixelmator, Paint.NET, Adobe photoshop Lightroom, Pixlr Editor, and etc.,