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GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
GIMP is an advanced, free Open Source raster graphics editor.
Installation
Ubuntu
9.04 Jaunty and above
Simply install the following package(s):1)
gimp
(main)
There are some additional packages, providing special functionality:
gimp-dcraw
(universe) – for importing RAW files from camerasgimp-gap
(universe) – for creating animations
You may like to have the comprehensive help in your language. To get it, install the fitting gimp-help-<lang>
package, e.g.
gimp-help-de
(main)
for the German files. To list all available gimp-help
packages, open a terminal and run
apt-cache search gimp-help-
After installation, you can start the program by clicking “Applications→Graphics→GIMP Image Editor”. Or open a terminal and start it via gimp
.
Windows
XP and above
Simply download the Windows installer2) and execute it with administrator privileges. Please note that the user manual is an extra package, downloadable on the same page.
See also
Weblinks
General
- Official GIMP Documentation (different languages)
Tutorials
- GIMP User Group - Community. There are also tutorials.
- http://www.youtube.com/miwalder
- Many GIMP screencasts