How To Install gimp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp on Debian 11.
What is gimp
gimp is:
GIMP is an advanced picture editor. You can use it to edit, enhance, and retouch photos and scans, create drawings, and make your own images. It has a large collection of professional-level editing tools and filters, similar to the ones you might find in Photoshop. Numerous fine-control settings and features like layers, paths, masks, and scripting give you total control over your images.
Many image file formats are supported, including JPEG, Photoshop (.psd), and Paint Shop Pro (.psp) files. It can also be used to scan and print photos.
To open files remotely (like over HTTP), install the gvfs-backends package.
To use a MIDI device (like a musical keyboard) as an input controller in GIMP, install libasound2 and read the how-to at /usr/share/doc/gimp/README.MIDI
There are three methods to install gimp 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gimp
Install gimp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gimp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gimp
Install gimp 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gimp
How To Uninstall gimp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gimp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gimp
Uninstall gimp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gimp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp
Remove gimp Configurations and Data
To remove gimp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gimp
Remove gimp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gimp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp
Dependencies
gimp have the following dependencies:
- libgimp2.0
- libgimp2.0
- gimp-data
- gimp-data
- graphviz
- xdg-utils
- libaa1
- libbabl-0.1-0
- libbz2-1.0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libgegl-0.4-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.