G'MIC - GREYC's Magic Image Converter

PPA for Ubuntu

Roddy, the mascot of the 'Rodilius' filter in G'MIC, by Mahvin.

Roddy, the mascot of the 'Rodilius' filter in G'MIC
(by Mahvin)

On Ubuntu (Linux), there is a PPA (Personal Package Archive), maintained by Roberto Ferramosca, which can be used to ease the installation of G'MIC, and to get quick updates as well. To use this PPA with your package manager, just type the commands :

      sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gimp

      sudo apt-get update

      sudo apt-get install gmic gimp-gmic

in your favorite console, and you're done !

Deb packages

Up-to-date packages : To be sure to get the latest packages of G'MIC, please check the official download page first. New G'MIC releases are very frequent, so it is likely other download sources are out-of-date.

Package repository : A repository of G'MIC packages for Debian or Ubuntu Linux is available, and can be added to your /etc/apt/sources.list file :
```
     deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/ekdforum/ekd/gmic/gmic_apt xxxx contrib
   
```
where xxxx can be replaced by etch,lenny,squeeze,sid,dapper,edgy,feisty,gutsy,hardy,intrepid,jaunty,karmic,lucid,maverick,natty,oneiric or precise-pangolin, depending on your distribution version.

Then, type :
```
     apt-get update
     apt-get install gmic
   
```

CVS Repository

The source code of G'MIC is hosted on a CVS repository with public access. Accessing it via CVS ensures you get the latest code available, and will ease the updates as well (knowing the tool cvs is needed indeed). To do this, just type the commands :

  export CVS_RSH=ssh

  cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@gmic.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gmic co gmic

in your favorite console. Nevertheless, you have to know that some code in the CVS version may be experimental, so always test the latest stable archive before complaining !