How To Install gimp-gap on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-gap on Debian 11. gimp-gap is animation package for the GIMP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-gap on Debian 11.

What is gimp-gap

gimp-gap is:

The GIMP Animation Package (GAP) is a collection of plug-ins to extend the GIMP with capabilities to edit and create animations and movies as sequences of single frames. It adds a Video menu to image windows in the GIMP.

There are three methods to install gimp-gap on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gimp-gap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-gap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gimp-gap

Install gimp-gap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-gap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gimp-gap

Install gimp-gap Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gimp-gap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gimp-gap

How To Uninstall gimp-gap on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gimp-gap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gimp-gap

Uninstall gimp-gap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gimp-gap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-gap

Remove gimp-gap Configurations and Data

To remove gimp-gap configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-gap

Remove gimp-gap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gimp-gap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-gap

Dependencies

gimp-gap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-gap package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.