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Sunday, November 22, 2015

How to Install GIMP 2.8.10 using PPA on Ubuntu, Debian and Linux Mint


GIMP is a GNU Image Manipulation Program which is primarily used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats and more specialized tasks. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.

In today's HowTo Tutorial, we will discuss how to install latest GIMP 2.8.10 using PPA on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint and other Debian based Linux Distros.

Step Wise Installation of GIMP 2.8.10 (Raster Graphics Editor) using PPA on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint and other Debian based Linux Distros

Step 1 : Before beginning the installation, Open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to add PPA for GIMP 2.8.10 on your Debian based Linux Distros.
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to update recently added PPA for GIMP 2.8.10 in the software repository on your Debian based Linux Distros.
$ sudo apt-get update
Step 3 : Finally, run or copy the following command in terminal to install latest GIMP 2.8.10 on your Debian based Linux Distros.
$ sudo apt-get install gimp
After installation, search for "GIMP" either in Unity Dash or in Application menu. Open your favorite images for editing in GIMP software.

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