Install GIMP via the otto-kesselgulasch/gimp ppa.
‘GIMP Installation’
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp
Further information about the Otto Meier and his GIMP repository can be found through the links in PPA introduction.
‘GIMP Otto Meier PPA Introduction’
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uw@uw:/media/www/uw-freelancer$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
[ sudo] password for uw:
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
This PPA is for Ubuntu >= 12.04 and Linux Mint >= 13
Many thanks to David Tschumperlé for his masterpiece called G' MIC.
http://gmic.sourceforge.net/index.shtml
Look for the gmic packages!
We should not forget the Gimp crew!
http://www.gimp.org/
And many, many thanks to http://siduction.org. They helped me on my first steps making the Gimp packages.
I promise as long as I live this PPA will never die and the most recent packages will for ever be. ;-)
Regards
Otto Meier
If you had a really problem:
Skype: thorsten.stettin
G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117581776478455814502/posts
FB: https://www.facebook.com/otto06217
Some stats:
http://kesselgulasch.org/ppastats/gimp/
More info: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp
Install GIMP Plugin Repository
GIMP plugin repository contains a large number of GIMP plugins to extend the native GIMP capabilities.
sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry
URL: http://registry.gimp.org/
GREYC’s Magic For Image Computing
G’MIC extends GIMP retouching software capabilities by offering a large number of pre-defined image filters and effects. Of course, the plug-in is highly customizable and it is possible to add your own custom G’MIC-written filters in it.
A List of All Filters: http://gmic.sourceforge.net/gimp_filters.txt
URL: http://gmic.sourceforge.net/gimp.shtml
GIMP User Manual
GIMP User Manual can be found under Help Menu. ‘Basic Concepts’ section is a good starting point if you are new to GIMP.