Install GIMP 2.10.10 On Ubuntu 18.04 / LinuxMint

GIMP an open source Image editor and designing software and it the 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 2.10.10 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS and Linux Mint.

GIMP 2.10.10 update released after few months with many new features, optimizations and stability fixes.

Changelog in Version 2.10.10

• Line art detection in the Bucket Fill tool for comic artists
• Various usability improvements in transformation tools
• Sample Merged option added to the Heal tool and fixed in the Clone tool
• Parametric brushes now have 32-bit per channel precision
• Easier brush and pattern creation workflow
• On-canvas layer selection
• Faster saving/exporting and layer groups rendering
• Initial DDS support
• Many improvements in GEGL, the image processing engine

Installation steps

Gimp can be installed on Ubuntu / LinuxMint via three methods

• Via PPA
• Via Snap
• Via flatpak

Method 1: Via PPA

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 2.10.10

sudo apt-get install gimp

Install Gimp Plugins

sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry

Method 2: Via Snap

Install snap if not installed and install gimp by below command

snap install gimp

Method 3: Via flatpack

Step 1: Add the PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flatpak

Step 2: Add the flathub repository

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Step 3: Install the gimp using flatpak

flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP

Step 4: Run gimp using flatpak

flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP