Gimp will not install

Please run this command in a terminal: sudo apt-get install gimp

This is the message I get:
sblok@nathan-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install gimp
[sudo] password for sblok:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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 resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  gimp: Depends: libgimp2.0 (>= 2.6.10) but 2.6.7-1ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
        Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.29.3) but 1.28.0-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
        Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11) but 2.10.1-0ubuntu17 is to be installed
        Depends: libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0) but 2.6.0-1ubuntu12 is to be installed
        Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.23.5) but 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
        Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.20.0) but 2.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 is to be installed
E: Broken packages
sblok@nathan-desktop:~$

1 - System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager
2 - Type in your password when prompted
3 - search for gimp
4 - double click the little square green box and mark for reinstalled
5 - on the top menu bar select -> edit and then select Fix broken packages
6 - Click the green apply arrow

I can only install. The reinstall option is not available.

Please select install and try. It would be best to completely remove gimp and then start from scratch. But do try installing first..

When I check off the box to install Gimp, I get the following message:

Could not mark all packages for install or upgrade.
The following packages have unresolved dependencies. Make sure all required repositories are and enabled in the preferences.
gimp:
  Depends: libgimp2.0 (>=2.6.10) but 2.6.7-1ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
  Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>=1.29.3) but 1.28.0-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
  Depends: libc6 (>=2.11) but 2.10.1-0ubuntu17 is to be installed
  Depends: libfontconfig1 (>=2.8.0) but 2.6.0-1ubuntu12 is to be installed
  Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>=2.23.5) but 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
  Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>=2.20.0) but 2.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 is to be installed

1 - Please go to this site: http://www.getdeb.net/software/GIMP
2- Click where it says 'install this now'

You will see a pop-up window that says Launch Application and apturl should be selected and highlighted already there for you. Click ok and enter your password when prompted.

Hopefully this will work else we may have no other choice than build from scratch, not a major issue and you will learn a lot too :-) let's try the above and see first...

When I got to the part to install GIMP I got this message:

"Can not install 'gimp' (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)

I have never build anything from scratch, so I will probably need a lot of assistance.

Ok let's try one last time before we build from scratch, please uninstall gimp 'completely' first.

1 - System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager
2 - Search for gimp
3 - 'right' click and select mark for complete removal - and apply.

Restart your system. Then do exactly the same thing as before only this time please select 'mark for installation'. And apply. If it still throws up dependency errors we will build from scratch..

Unfortunately, I still get the following errors:
gimp:
  Depends: libgimp2.0 (>=2.6.10) but 2.6.7-1ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
  Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>=1.29.3) but 1.28.0-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
  Depends: libc6 (>=2.11) but 2.10.1-0ubuntu17 is to be installed
  Depends: libfontconfig1 (>=2.8.0) but 2.6.0-1ubuntu12 is to be
installed
  Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>=2.23.5) but 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 is to be
installed
  Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>=2.20.0) but 2.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 is to be
installed

On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 15:14 +0000, Aruna Hewapathirane-අරැණ
හේවාපතිරණ wrote:

> Your question #125751 on apt in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/125751
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Aruna Hewapathirane-අරැණ හේවාපතිරණ proposed the following answer:
> Ok let's try one last time before we build from scratch, please
> uninstall gimp 'completely' first.
>
> 1 - System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager
> 2 - Search for gimp
> 3 - 'right' click and select mark for complete removal - and apply.
>
> Restart your system. Then do exactly the same thing as before only this
> time please select 'mark for installation'. And apply. If it still
> throws up dependency errors we will build from scratch..
>

Please use synaptic and completely uninstall gimp and follow instructions here :
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12047/install-gimp-2.7.1-on-lucid-lynx-using-ppa/

1 - Uninstall gimp completely using Synaptic

2 - Open a terminal and type : ( Cut and paste to avoid typos )
     sudo sh -c “echo ‘deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu lucid main’ >> /etc/apt/sources.list”

3 - Type in terminal: sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 405A15CB

4 - Type in terminal: sudo apt-get update

5 - Type in terminal: sudo apt-get install gimp

Gimpis completely uninstalled.

I went to the terminal and entered sudo sh -c “echo ‘deb
http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu lucid main’
>> /etc/apt/sources.list”

It did not ask me for my password, it immediately came back with this
message:
bash: /etc/apt/sources.list”: Permission denied

Did I miss doing anything?

On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 18:29 +0000, Aruna Hewapathirane-අරැණ
හේවාපතිරණ wrote:

> Your question #125751 on apt in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/125751
>
> Aruna Hewapathirane-අරැණ හේවාපතිරණ posted a new comment:
> Please use synaptic and completely uninstall gimp and follow instructions here :
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12047/install-gimp-2.7.1-on-lucid-lynx-using-ppa/
>

ok no prob,
Please type in : sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list this will open up the file for you in gedit.
At the very bottom add:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu lucid main

Save the file then retry..

Go through these as well: http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compile-gimp23-with-ubuntu.html
and : http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-compile-and-install-gimp-270-in.html
and: http://www.gimpusers.com/news/2009-10-14/compiling-gimp-27-git-ubuntu-904-910.html

You strictly need to open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.