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

GIMP Installation

1) Add PPA Repository

2) Update APT Repository

Update local repository by using the following command.

3) Install Latest GIMP

Use this command to install latest version of GIMP software.

4) Run GIMP

Application Preview

GIMP application looks like the below.

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