How to install Gimp 2.10.8 and the Heal Selection plugin on a Chromebook

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Today we are looking at how to install Gimp 2.10.8 and it's plugins which include the heal selection plugin on a Chromebook.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

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Please take note that with the release of Chrome OS 90,  the location of Linux Apps has been changed in the Chromebook’s settings.  Have a look at this tutorial, to see how to turn on Linux apps and then continue with the installation tutorial.
Commands Used:
1) sudo  apt update
2) sudo apt install gimp python2.7 python python-cairo python-gobject-2 gimp-plugin-registry
3) wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gimp/gimp-python_2.10.8-2_amd64.deb
4) sudo dpkg -i python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb gimp-python_2.10.8-2_amd64.deb

 Google Doc used in the tutorial

Official Site:
https://www.gimp.org/

Ps.  I removed the * in the fourth command, it is not needed,  but also won't do any harm.  I forgot to remove it while creating the commands for the tutorial.

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Comments

  1. Ankit16 May 2021 at 05:48

    I download the Zip file of heal selection but i don not know how to install it

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