How to install gimp 2.9.3 on ubuntu 16.04 'xenial xerus' and linux mint 18 'sarah'

Gimp 2.9.3 (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open source application that provides users with a free alternative to commercial image editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter.

It is a sophisticated application, specifically designed for retouching and image editing or to create stunning digital paintings using the functionality of the technique. The application can be used for photo montages, free drawing shapes, image conversion, cropping, resizing, as well as more complex tasks.

How to install Gimp 2.9.3 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint derived system step by step

Let's know its characteristics:

• Key features include: support for layers, layer and channel masks, color management, automation, basic image editing, paths and selections, filters, scripts and plugins. Supported operating systems include Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. While the program can import and export JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, SVG, and OIC image file formats, it can also It can read PDF and PostScript documents as well as other well known application file formats like Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paint Shop Pro.

To Install and update Gimp 2.9.3 in:

- Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

- Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf

- Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet

- Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn

- Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)

- Ubuntu 13.10 / 13.04 / 12.04

- Linux Mint 18 Sarah

- Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca

- Linux Mint 17 Qiana

- Linux Mint 13 Maya

- Pinguy OS 14.04

- Elementary OS 0.3 Freya

- Elementary OS 0.2 Luna

- Peppermint Five

- Deepin 2014

- LXLE 14.04

- Linux Lite 2.0

- Linux Lite 2.2

And other derived systems, you must open a new terminal window and apply the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: otto-kesselgulasch / gimp-edge sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp

To uninstall the application you must type the following codes:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge sudo ppa-purge ppa: otto-kesselgulasch / gimp

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