GNU IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM (GIMP) Edit

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a free and open sourced alternative to image editing software like Photoshop.

Installing GIMP Edit

On Linux (Ubuntu or Debian) Edit

1. Open terminal using the keyboard shortcut ctrl+alt+t or simply search for "terminal" in your start window.

2. Update the packages on your system using the command

sudo apt update


3. upgrade the packages on your system (optional) using

sudo apt upgrade


4.Search for GIMP using

apt-cache search ^gimp



5. Install GIMP using

sudo apt install gimp



6.search for additional plugins

apt-cache search gimp |grep ^gimp



7. install optional repositories for GIMP

sudo apt install gimp-plugin-registry

8.Now you can start GIMP from the application menu or by searching for it.