Ubuntu 20.04 error on install gimp : Depends: libgimp2.0 (>= 2.10.18) but it is not going to be installed

One solution is to use aptitude. It is generally smarter than apt-get at resolving dependencies.

First, install aptitude:

sudo apt-get install aptitude

Then install Gimp using aptitude:

sudo aptitude install gimp

And then after running that, Gimp should be installed.

Firstly, update and upgrade so everything is fresh:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Then, try these two commands:

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

They will usually fix broken or unmet dependencies.

You can also look for JUST files related with your package and purge them, then reinstall them:

sudo dpkg --list
sudo apt-get purge <file-name>

Or you can use aptitude in place of apt or apt-get, aptitude is smarter than apt-get and will help deal with dependencies:

sudo aptitude install gimp

Hope it helps!

I would recommend installing Gimp as a flatpak, as the flatpak is maintained by the gimp developers.

sudo apt install flatpak

flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP

and to run

flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP

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