How To Install gimp-python on Debian 10

Learn how to install gimp-python on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gimp-python is Python scripting support for GIMP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-python on Debian 10.

What is gimp-python

gimp-python is:

This package contains the python scripting extension for GIMP and the plugins making use of that extension.

There are three methods to install gimp-python on Debian 10. 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-python 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-python using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gimp-python

Install gimp-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gimp-python

Install gimp-python 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-python using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gimp-python

How To Uninstall gimp-python on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove gimp-python

Uninstall gimp-python And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gimp-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-python

Remove gimp-python Configurations and Data

To remove gimp-python configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-python

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

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

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

Dependencies

gimp-python have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-python package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.