Since you are using linux, first a question. Does the version of Gimp installed support python plugins ?
If it does then the best and fastest is Ofnuts bend path plugin ofn-bend-path.py from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pat...s/scripts/ Unzip and read the help file.
Some examples here: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-ofn-bend-path
Some recent versions of Gimp do not support python and there is an old script-fu that should work. More details of that as a last resort.
edit: examples of both: Top is ofnuts plugin which is almost instantaneous to make the deformed text path, bottom is the old scrip-fu, set it going, have coffee, take the dog for a walk, while it works. But it does get there. https://i.imgur.com/Sw9YceT.jpg
If it does then the best and fastest is Ofnuts bend path plugin ofn-bend-path.py from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pat...s/scripts/ Unzip and read the help file.
Some examples here: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-ofn-bend-path
Some recent versions of Gimp do not support python and there is an old script-fu that should work. More details of that as a last resort.
edit: examples of both: Top is ofnuts plugin which is almost instantaneous to make the deformed text path, bottom is the old scrip-fu, set it going, have coffee, take the dog for a walk, while it works. But it does get there. https://i.imgur.com/Sw9YceT.jpg