Installing GIMP 2.6.6 in Ubuntu 8.04

GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a free opensource alternative software for Adobe Photoshop or CorelDraw Photopaint. For Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty the latest GIMP version is 2.6.7 but for Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy the latest suggested version is GIMP 2.6.6.

Here are the steps I have made to install GIMP 2.6.6 in Ubuntu 8.04:

1. Choose your right version of GIMP from this site GetDeb
   Download the following debian packages here:
   
   • gimp
   
   
   • libgimp2.0
   
   
   • gimp-data
   
   
   • libbabl-0.0-0
   
   
   • libgegl-0.0-0


2. Run a terminal application, go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal


3. Install the packages in the following order to avoid dependency problems:
   $ sudo dpkg -i libbabl-0.0-0_0.0.22-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libgegl-0.0-0_0.0.18-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libgimp2.0_2.6.6-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i gimp-data_2.6.6-1~getdeb1_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i gimp_2.6.6-1~getdeb1_i386.deb

So there you have it, you now have installed the GIMP application in you Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron machine!

To run GIMP, go to Applications->Graphics->GIMP Image Editor.