Install GIMP in Linux

Install GIMP in Linux

GIMP is one of my favorite software which is a great alternative to Adobe's Photoshop an image editing tool. GIMP is Free and It's cross-platform.

In this article, we are going to see how we can install gimp in popular Linux distros

  • How to Install GIMP in Ubuntu
  • How to Install GIMP in Fedora

How to Install GIMP in Ubuntu

There are multiple ways to install GIMP in your Ubuntu system. But the easiest way is to install from the Ubuntu Repository

Open your Terminal and run the following command

sudo apt update

The above command will reload the repository

Now install GIMP

sudo apt install gimp

Once, It's done you can open it via Activities.

Please note that GIMP can be installed with the above command in Linux Mint, Elementary OS as well.


How to Install GIMP in Fedora

Same like Ubuntu, We can easily install GIMP in Fedora from its repository

All you have to do is open the Terminal and run the following command.

sudo dnf install gimp

This will install GIMP on your Fedora system.