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GIMP 2.8.10 released, Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: November 29, 2013

The popular image editing tool GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) now is at version 2.8.10 stable. You can easily upgrade to the latest released via PPA. Here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and their derivatives such as Linux Mint, Pear OS, Elementary OS Luna.

See What’s New in GIMP 2.8.10:

Core:

  • Set manifest as Windows 8 compatible

GUI:

  • Indicate if a file was exported in the Quit dialog
  • Add shortcuts and hint labels to the close and quit dialogs that make closing and quitting easier and more consistent
  • Rename the File->Export menu labels to match Save/Save as
  • Fix keyboard shortcuts on OSX Mavericks
  • Don’t open lots of progress popups when opening many files
  • Correctly restore the hidden state of docks in single window mode

Libgimp:

  • Fix exporting an image consisting of a single layer group
  • Don’t attempt to pick transparent colors

Plug-ins:

  • Fix crash in LCMS plugin if RGB profile was missing

General:

  • Fix compile on NetBSD (missing -lexecinfo)
  • Bug fixes
  • Translation updates

Install GIMP via PPA:

We can easily and always get the latest version of GIMP from otto06217’s PPA because the maintainer promised the PPA will never die.

To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

After that, check for updates via Software Updater as usual. Or run commands below instead:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gimp

Install Gimp 2.8.10 Ubuntu

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GIMP 2.8.8 Released, Install in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.04, 12.10

Last updated: November 6, 2013

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), the popular image editing tool is now at version 2.8.8 stable. This tutorial shows how to install GIMP 2.8.8 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint.

Changes from GIMP 2.8.6 to GIMP 2.8.8:

Core:

  • Make sure indexed images always have a colormap
  • Fix language selection via preferences on Windows
  • Don’t crash on setting a large text size

GUI:

  • Keep the same image active when switching between MWM and SWM
  • Make sure all dockables are properly resizable (particularly shrinkable)
  • Add links to jump directly to Save/Export from the Export/Save
  • file extension warning dialogs

Libgimp:

  • Fix GimpPickButton on OSX

Plug-ins:

  • Properly document plug-in-autocrop-layer’s PDB interface
  • Fix importing of indexed BMPs

General:

  • Fix lots of places to use GIO to get proper file sizes and times on windows
  • Add an AppData file for GIMP
  • Backport lcms2 support from master, because lcms1 is not getting bug fixes any longer
  • Lots of bug fixes
  • Lots of translation updates

Install GIMP 2.8.8

The latest DEB packages for Ubuntu >= 12.04 and Linux Mint >= 13 are in the process of being built, and will be appear soon available in GIMP PPA.

To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

After that, you can install latest gimp from Ubuntu Software Center after checking for updates. Or run commands below instead:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install -y gimp

Can’t wait? You can also build the gimp 2.8.8 source code by yourself.

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