Install GIMP 2.8.20 (Latest) on Ubuntu, Photoshop Alternative Image Editing and Manipulation Application
GIMP or the acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program is an application editing photo or image manipulation that open source and free. As app editing free photo or image manipulation and open sourceGIMP is used as an alternative to the Adobe Photoshop application which is an application editing licensed photo or image manipulation.
Making GIMP an alternative makes a lot of sense for casual users who don’t use it every day – unless you’re a professional and work in that field – considering that licensing from Adobe Photoshop is not cheap, and users have to pay for the license every month.
Especially if you are a user of the GNU/Linux operating system and a lover of open source, You certainly won’t think much about using GIMP, compared to using Adobe Photoshop.
At the beginning of its release, GIMP is a special application for the GNU/Linux operating system. But nowadays, GIMP is an app that cross-platform, not only for GNU/Linux operating systems, GIMP is also available for use on Windows and OS X operating systems.
Images or photos created using the GIMP application are saved in XCF format, which can then be exported into various image formats such as png, jpg, gif, pdf, svg, tiff, bmp and many others.
GIMP was first released in 1996, to be precise in January, which means GIMP has been around and developed for a long time. In its development, GIMP has a lot of features and plugins so that it can make it easier for users to carry out their work editing Photo.
The latest version of GIMP version stable is GIMP 2.8.20 which was released on February 1, 2022. GIMP 2.8.20 is release minor which is an update and improvement from the previous version, namely GIMP 2.8.18. To see the changes and improvements from GIMP 2.8.18 to GIMP 2.8.20, please click this link.
GIMP has actually released version 2.9.4, but GIMP 2.9.4 is the version of GIMP development which will be the reference for the release of the GIMP version stable next, GIMP 3.0 (GIMP did not release GIMP 2.10). And we recommend using the GIMP version stable.
Install GIMP 2.8.20 on Ubuntu and its derivatives
To install the GIMP version stable latest, GIMP 2.8.20 via PPA repositories. Open Terminal by pressing shortcuts / combination CTRL + ALT + T on the keyboard or open Terminal via the Ubuntu Dash or application menu.
Type or paste following command in Terminal to add repository The following GIMP (not official and untrusted):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alex-p/gimp
Then do updates to add a list of the latest packages added from repository earlier by typing the following command:
sudo apt-get update
After successfully doing updatesinstall GIMP 2.8.20 on your computer with the following command:
sudo apt-get install gimp
Wait for the installation process to complete. After the GIMP installation process is complete and nothing error, You can open the GIMP application via the Ubuntu Dash or through the application menu. Congratulations on using the latest GIMP.
To uninstall GIMP from your computer (which you installed using this tutorial), type the following command in Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:alex-p/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove gimp
Wait for the process remove or GIMP removal to completion.
