GIMP installation error

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I am trying to install GIMP through the terminal.. But The following error is showing..

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gimp : Depends: libgegl-0.3-0 (>= 0.3.0) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Help is appreciated.

You can also use aptitude, it's smarter than apt-get and will help with dependencies. See https://askubuntu.com/questions/1244851/ubuntu-20-04-error-on-install-gimp-depends-libgimp2-0-2-10-18-but-it-is/1244864#1244864 — Ollie, May 30 '20 at 17:25

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 10 '16 at 06:56

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Run the following commands to clear out the package cache, resolve dependencies, and (hopefully) fix install issues:

sudo apt update
sudo apt -f install
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt install gimp

Breaking this down a bit more:

sudo apt update
This command will download new package caches and package data from the Ubuntu servers.
sudo apt -f install
This command, known as "fix all the problems" will attempt to smartly resolve any dependency issues, and re-install any broken packages. In your case, it will likely re-install the missing GEGL library.
sudo apt full-upgrade
This command runs a full upgrade of all of your software to bring you up to the latest version. Note that it does not change your OS version, so it won't upgrade 14.04 to 16.04.
sudo apt install gimp
This command installs gimp, as one can guess.

answered Oct 10 '16 at 06:56

Kaz Wolfe

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Sorry dear.. its not working for me.. – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:04
@VishuuTiwari What error message (if any different) is being thrown? – Kaz Wolfe Oct 10 '16 at 07:05
Here is tha following full error message: – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:11
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: gimp : Depends: libgegl-0.3-0 (>= 0.3.0) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
– Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:11
@VishuuTiwari What happens if you run sudo apt install libgegl-0.3-0? – Kaz Wolfe Oct 10 '16 at 07:12
The same error is popping out – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:17
I have added the image link in the question.. please reffer to it – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:17
@VishuuTiwari Do you have any third-party PPAs installed? – Kaz Wolfe Oct 10 '16 at 07:19
I dont know.. actually i am new to ubuntu. Can u tell me how to know if there is any 3rd party PPa installed or not.. – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:22
@VishuuTiwari See here. – Kaz Wolfe Oct 10 '16 at 07:23
I am not getting it. – Vishuu Oct 10 '16 at 07:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 26 '20 at 12:54

For me the above answer didn't fix the problem. Apparently due to a dependency error with libgegl-0.4-0 gimp can't be installed.

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

This line fixes this problem. Found here: Upgrade libgegl-0.4-0

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