How to Install GIMP on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

Introduction

GIMP is a popular, widely used image editing program. It is used for graphic designing and drawing etc. It was created by Spencer Kimball and released under GPLv3+ license that is available for Linux, Windows and Mac.

In this tutorial, we will install GIMP on Ubuntu 16.04 using terminal. This installation process includes the following steps.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu
• Login as root / sudo user in terminal

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GIMP Installation

1) Add PPA Repository

1. $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp  

2) Update APT Repository

Update local repository by using the following command.

1. $ apt-get update  

3) Install Latest GIMP

Use this command to install latest version of GIMP software.

1. $ sudo apt-get install gimp  

4) Run GIMP

Application Preview

GIMP application looks like the below.

Well, we have installed GIMP successfully. Now, we can manipulate images easily.