The GIMP can import and export more than 30 image formats, including Photoshop??™s
native format. It supports layers (letting you easily add and remove text or other effects
from an image) and has all the tools people expect from a modern image editor.
Version 2.2 of The GIMP, released in December 2004, features a more usable interface,
better drag-and-drop support, and a shortcut editor.
To run The GIMP from the shell, type gimp &. The ampersand (&) launches The GIMP in
the background and returns you to the shell prompt.
Otherwise, The GIMP can be found in the Graphics menu in the KDE or GNOME start
menus. The first time you run The GIMP, you??™ll be asked a few startup configuration questions,
but then you??™re on your way.
When you open The GIMP without an image, you??™ll see a pair of separated panels (not
terribly unlike Photoshop). To the left is the toolbox; these icons offer the basic utensils
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for editing an image. Depending on the version installed on your system, more than 30
tool icons could be available to you.
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