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Asked: 2018-03-21 10:02:16 +0800 CST

How to run GIMP on Ubuntu 16.04 (install from flatpak)?

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I install GIMP as shown in https://www.gimp.org/downloads/ by run the command in terminal

flatpak install https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref

Output 

This application depends on runtimes from:
  https://dl.flathub.org/repo/
Configure this as new remote 'flathub' [y/n]: y
Installing: org.gimp.GIMP/x86_64/stable
Required runtime for org.gimp.GIMP/x86_64/stable (org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/3.24) is not installed, searching...
Found in remote flathub, do you want to install it? [y/n]: y
Installing: org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/3.24 from flathub
[####################] 10 delta parts, 72 loose fetched; 196650 KiB transferred 
Installing: org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg/x86_64/1.6 from flathub
[####################] 1 delta parts, 2 loose fetched; 2649 KiB transferred in 9
Installing: org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Ambiance/x86_64/3.22 from flathub
[####################] 1 delta parts, 1 loose fetched; 292 KiB transferred in 5 
Installing: org.gnome.Platform.Locale/x86_64/3.24 from flathub
[####################] 4 metadata, 1 content objects fetched; 14 KiB transferred
Installing: org.gimp.GIMP/x86_64/stable from flathub
[####################] 2 delta parts, 11 loose fetched; 40337 KiB transferred in
Installing: org.gimp.GIMP.Locale/x86_64/stable from flathub
[####################] 3 metadata, 1 content objects fetched; 6 KiB transferred

Then I tried again, it shown that GIMP is installed

error: App org.gimp.GIMP, branch stable is already installed

Now, I want to run GIMP, but I don't know how to start GIMP. I cannot find GIMP anywhere.

Tried to use terminal

gimp
zsh: command not found: gimp

Then, I use "Search your computer" (top left icon on desktop) and I cannot find GIMP anywhere.

So, where is flatpak install GIMP ?

gimp flatpak

5 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Type in terminal 

    flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP

    Then it will open GIMP

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  2. Open the terminal and run the command:

    sudo apt install flatpak

    This should install the necessary items for the unwrapping of Gimp. Then type in:

    flatpak install https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref

    This should allow you to download and install Gimp into your computer.

    Then run: flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP

    It should now be running.

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  3. Why are you trying to install GIMP from a Flatpack package instead of installing the native GIMP snap package? To install the latest version of GIMP in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

    sudo snap install gimp

    If you need to have full access to external media (such as USB flash drive, SD/MicroSD card, additional mounted hard drive and so on), run the following command:

    sudo snap connect gimp:removable-media

    You can also install the latest version of GIMP (v2.10) from the Ubuntu Software app by selecting the GIMP snap package which is called GIMP in Ubuntu Software or in Ubuntu 18.10 and later you can install GIMP (v2.10) using apt with sudo apt install gimp

    enter image description here

    snapd autoupdates installed snap packages by default.

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  4. First install the whole flatpak framework :

    https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu/

    Then go to Gimp's download page https://www.gimp.org/downloads/ or to Flathub app' store https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gimp.GIMP

    Gimp 2.10 has been « snap-ified » since but lacks localizations / translations ( as most snap packages do - which is not ok in a LTS context… )

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  5. The simple way is to install gimp from the repository universe.

    sudo add-apt-repository universe  # only in persistent live Ubuntu

sudo apt update                   # update information of available packages
sudo apt install gimp             # install gimp

    Then you get a version that is tested and polished for Ubuntu. Only if this version cannot do what you want, you should look for a new version, because it might be more difficult to install, and there may be problems running it.

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