Install Latest Version of GIMP On Ubuntu / LinuxMint / Elementary OS

Gimp is an open source Image editor and designing software and it a biggest alternative to Adobe Photoshop.It is available for all Opera...

Gimp is an open source Image editor and designing software and it a biggest alternative to Adobe Photoshop.It is available for all Operating systems Windows, Linux and Mac OS-X

In this tutorial I will show you how to install the Latest version of GIMP on Ubuntu 14.04 / 13.10 / 13.04 / 12.10 / 12.04,Linux Mint 16 / 15 / 14 and Elementary OS 0.2

Installation procedure is simple because it is available in PPA

Installation steps

Step 1:Add the Official PPA from the GIMP team

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

Step 2:Update the Repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 3:Install Gimp


sudo apt-get install gimp 

Install Gimp Plugins 

sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry


Removing Gimp

For removing GIMP completely run the below commands in terminal

sudo apt-get purge gimp gimp-plugin-registry