Arch Linux Image Editing Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to image editing on Arch Linux, including GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, and image manipulation tools.

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Table of Contents

1. Raster Image Editors
2. Vector Image Editors
3. Image Viewers
4. Image Conversion
5. Troubleshooting

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Raster Image Editors

GIMP

Install GIMP:

# Install GIMP
sudo pacman -S gimp

# Launch
gimp

Krita

Install Krita:

# Install Krita
sudo pacman -S krita

# Launch
krita

Pinta

Install Pinta:

# Install Pinta
sudo pacman -S pinta

# Launch
pinta

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Vector Image Editors

Inkscape

Install Inkscape:

# Install Inkscape
sudo pacman -S inkscape

# Launch
inkscape

LibreOffice Draw

Install Draw:

# Install LibreOffice
sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh

# Launch Draw
libreoffice --draw

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Image Viewers

ImageMagick

Install ImageMagick:

# Install ImageMagick
sudo pacman -S imagemagick

# View image
display image.jpg

# Convert
convert image.jpg image.png

feh

Install feh:

# Install feh
sudo pacman -S feh

# View image
feh image.jpg

# Slideshow
feh -D 2 *.jpg

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Image Conversion

Convert Images

Using ImageMagick:

# Convert format
convert image.jpg image.png

# Resize
convert image.jpg -resize 50% resized.jpg

# Rotate
convert image.jpg -rotate 90 rotated.jpg

Using FFmpeg

Convert with FFmpeg:

# Install FFmpeg
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg

# Convert
ffmpeg -i input.jpg output.png

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Troubleshooting

Image Not Opening

Check format:

# Check file type
file image.jpg

# Install codecs
sudo pacman -S imagemagick

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Summary

This guide covered raster/vector editors, image viewers, conversion, and troubleshooting.

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Next Steps

• Arch Linux Multimedia - Multimedia
• Arch Linux Office Software - Office
• ArchWiki Image Editing: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Multimedia#Image_editing

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This guide is based on the ArchWiki. For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official ArchWiki.