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How To Install Gmic On Ubuntu 16.04

To Install Gmic On Ubuntu 16.04

G’ MIC is an image editing tool, which can function as both a standalone application or with the aid of GIMP. It is supported by both Linux and Windows. G’ MIC lets the user to add more than 500 filters over photos and preview the result, in order to give the photos some other flavor.

Installing Gmic

The first procedure to install Gmic is to add the repository. You can use the following command to complete the action. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
 This PPA is for Ubuntu > =12.04 and Linux Mint > =13

Installing: 
open a terminal and type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp

Removing:
open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp 

Many thanks to David Tschumperlé  for his masterpiece called G' MIC. 
http://gmic.eu/
Look for the gmic packages!

We should not forget the Gimp crew!
http://www.gimp.org/

And many, many thanks to http://siduction.org. They helped me on my first steps making the Gimp packages.

I promise as long as I live this PPA will never die and the most recent packages will for ever be.  -)

Regards
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More info: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/ubuntu/gimp
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpvlejpb50/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpvlejpb50/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 614C4B38 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpvlejpb50/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 614C4B38: public key " Launchpad otto06217"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Now update the newly added repository with the help of following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                      
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]                               
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]        
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [2,864 B]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [2,852 B]                
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [1,832 B]               
Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]                                                     
Fetched 332 kB in 3s (104 kB/s)                                    
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, install the Gmic package. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install gmic -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  i965-va-driver libaacs0 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libbluray1 libcrystalhd3
  libdc1394-22 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5
  libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenjpeg5 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libshine3 libsnappy1v5 libsoxr0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1
  libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2 libtwolame0 libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libzvbi-common libzvbi0
  mesa-vdpau-drivers va-driver-all vdpau-driver-all vdpau-va-driver
Suggested packages:
  gimp-gmic gmic-zart libbluray-bdj firmware-crystalhd libfglrx-amdxvba1 libvdpau-va-gl1 nvidia-vdpau-driver
  nvidia-legacy-340xx-vdpau-driver
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gmic i965-va-driver libaacs0 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libbluray1 libcrystalhd3
  libdc1394-22 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5
  libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenjpeg5 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libshine3 libsnappy1v5 libsoxr0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1
  libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2 libtwolame0 libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libzvbi-common libzvbi0
  mesa-vdpau-drivers va-driver-all vdpau-driver-all vdpau-va-driver
0 upgraded, 39 newly installed, 0 to remove and 407 not upgraded.
Need to get 14.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 68.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libcrystalhd3 amd64 1:0.0~git20110715.fdd2f19-11build1 [46.1 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 gmic amd64 1:1.7.9-0x0~ppa [1,895 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libgsm1 amd64 1.0.13-4 [27.1 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libschroedinger-1.0-0 amd64 1.0.11-2.1build1 [293 kB]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libtbb2 amd64 4.4~20151115-0ubuntu3 [111 kB]
Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libopencv-core2.4v5 amd64 2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1 [675 kB]
Get:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 libavutil-ffmpeg54 amd64 7:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 [165 kB] 
Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libmp3lame0 amd64 3.99.5+repack1-9build1 [127 kB]                   
Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libopenjpeg5 amd64 1:1.5.2-3.1 [104 kB]                             
Get:10 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libshine3 amd64 3.1.0-4 [25.5 kB]                                  
Get:11 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libsnappy1v5 amd64 1.1.3-2 [16.0 kB]                     
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Setting up libopencv-highgui2.4v5:amd64 (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gmic (1:1.7.9-0x0~ppa) ...
Setting up libaacs0:amd64 (0.8.1-1) ...
Setting up libbdplus0:amd64 (0.1.2-1) ...
Setting up libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up i965-va-driver:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-va-driver:amd64 (0.7.4-5) ...
Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

For starting the application, type Gmic on the terminal

root@linuxhelp1:~# gmic

Now you can see the menu list as below.

Choose the option to view the effect.


For removing Gmic, use the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove gmic -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  i965-va-driver libaacs0 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libbluray1 libcrystalhd3
  libdc1394-22 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5
  libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenjpeg5 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libshine3 libsnappy1v5 libsoxr0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1
  libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2 libtwolame0 libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libzvbi-common libzvbi0
  mesa-vdpau-drivers va-driver-all vdpau-driver-all vdpau-va-driver
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  gmic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 407 not upgraded.
After this operation, 5,940 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 176988 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gmic (1:1.7.9-0x0~ppa) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...

Tag : Photo editor tools
FAQ
Q
what is the next step after adding repo to install Gmic in ubuntu?
A
Now update the newly added repository and install the package with the help of following command
# apt-get update
# apt-get install gmic -y
Q
which command is used to remove the application of Gmic in ubuntu?
A
For removing Gmic, use the following command
# apt-get remove gmic -y
Q
which command to open the application of Gmic in ubuntu?
A
use the following command to open the Gmic in ubuntu
# gmic
Q
what is the purpose of installing Gmic in ubuntu?
A
G&rsquo MIC is an image editing tool, which can function as both a standalone application or with the aid of GIMP. It is supported by both Linux and Windows. G&rsquo MIC lets the user to add more than 500 filters over photos and preview the result, in order to give the photos some other flavor.
Q
how to add the repo for installing Gmic in ubuntu?
A
use the following command to add repo for Gmic
# add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp