{"id":8347,"date":"2018-11-11T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T15:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8347"},"modified":"2018-11-11T15:09:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T15:09:37","slug":"install-gimp-2-10-8-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/install-gimp-2-10-8-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install GIMP 2.10.8 in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gimp-icon.png\" alt=\"GIMP extra color palettes\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5457\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GIMP image editor released version 2.10.8 a few days ago. Now you can install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Linux Mint 18.x \/ 19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2018\/11\/08\/gimp-2-10-8-released\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GIMP 2.10.8<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adaptative chunk size when rendering projections, improving responsiveness dynamically<\/li>\n<li>Detection of RawTherapee (version 5.5 and above) improved on Windows<\/li>\n<li>XCF compatibility information in the Save dialog more understandable and discoverable<\/li>\n<li>Various performance log tools added and log recording made available in the Dashboard dock<\/li>\n<li>Port all plug-ins to the new iterator API in GEGL.<\/li>\n<li>Improve automatic detection of HEIC\/HEIF files.<\/li>\n<li>And many other changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"GIMP 2.10 Splash\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-450x264.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install GIMP in Ubuntu via PPA:<\/h4>\n<p>For Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 19, you can upgrade the official GIMP package to 2.10.8 via PPA.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application launcher. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type your password (no asterisks feedback) for sudo prompt and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-600x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"79\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-600x79.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-450x59.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After adding the PPA via step 1, launch <b>Software Updater<\/b> (Update Mananger) to update GIMP package:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-450x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or simply run command to install the latest GIMP from the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install gimp<\/pre>\n<p><b>3. (Optional)<\/b> To remove the PPA repository, either go to <i>Software &#038; Updates -> Other Software<\/i>, or run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>\n<h4>How to Install GIMP in Ubuntu via Snap:<\/h4>\n<p>Due to dependency issue, the PPA does no longer support Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18.x. As an alternative, you can install GIMP Snap package, <i>containerized software package with all dependencies bundled<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-yellow\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-lightbulb-o'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\">For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, skip following steps and install &#8216;GIMP snap&#8217; directly from Ubuntu Software Center.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install snapd daemon:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install snapd snapd-xdg-open<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-600x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"89\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-600x89.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg-450x67.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/install-snapd-xdg.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then install GIMP snap package via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap install gimp<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-600x103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"103\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-600x103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-450x78.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note you may have two GIMP icons in app launcher, as the snap co-exist with the legacy GIMP package. You can either remove old GIMP package, or run the snap via command <code>snap run gimp<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> To remove the snap package, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap remove gimp<\/pre>\n<p>In addition, GIMP also available as flatpak package that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/downloads\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GIMP download page<\/a> refers to all Unix-like systems.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor released version 2.10.8 a few days ago. Now you can install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Linux Mint 18.x \/ 19. 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