gimp command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

gimp: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gimp: command not found

Solutions to gimp: command not found

How To Fix gimp: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gimp is provided by gimp package.

gimp is:

GIMP is an advanced picture editor. You can use it to edit, enhance, and retouch photos and scans, create drawings, and make your own images. It has a large collection of professional-level editing tools and filters, similar to the ones you might find in Photoshop. Numerous fine-control settings and features like layers, paths, masks, and scripting give you total control over your images.

Many image file formats are supported, including JPEG, Photoshop (.psd), and Paint Shop Pro (.psp) files. It can also be used to scan and print photos.

To open files remotely (like over HTTP), install the gvfs-backends package.

To use a MIDI device (like a musical keyboard) as an input controller in GIMP, install libasound2 and read the how-to at /usr/share/doc/gimp/README.MIDI

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install gimp

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install gimp.

sudo apt -y install gimp

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install gimp

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix gimp command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.