{"id":43728,"date":"2023-02-24T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43728"},"modified":"2023-03-01T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:28:57","slug":"gimp-2-10-34-is-out-jpeg-xl-export-3-0-dev-backports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/02\/gimp-2-10-34-is-out-jpeg-xl-export-3-0-dev-backports\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP 2.10.34 is out! JPEG-XL Export &#038; 3.0 Dev Backports [Ubuntu PPA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-40946\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gimp-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GIMP image editor released a new update for the 2.10 series few days ago! Here are what&#8217;s new and how to install guide for Ubuntu Linux users.<\/p>\n<p>GIMP 2.10.34 is a new stable release features a lot of bug-fixes and a few enhancements. The official announcement is NOT ready somehow at the moment, though it&#8217;s released in gitlab project age. And, the source code is available to download at <a href=\"https:\/\/download.gimp.org\/gimp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTP web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For <b>macOS<\/b>, the DBus is now fully disabled as it in some cases could even cause app freeze. Open With feature still work fine, but other features using dbus (such as opening files or running batch commands from a separate GIMP process) won&#8217;t work. As well, check for updates function in macOS now works again.<\/p>\n<p>The release also has some backports from the 2.99.x development releases. The &#8220;<b>Canvas Size<\/b>&#8221; dialog has been redesigned to use more horizontal space. And, it has new Template selector in resize dialog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-canvas-size.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43729\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-canvas-size.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-canvas-size.webp 596w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-canvas-size-300x288.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For <b>PDF with transparent area<\/b>, there&#8217;s new &#8220;Fill transparent areas with white&#8221; option which enabled by default on file import. And export dialog has &#8220;Fill transparent areas with background color&#8221; option to decide whether use transparent background.<\/p>\n<p>Other changes in GIMP 2.10.34 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Symmetry dockable contents is now shown, yet deactivated, when no images are opened<\/li>\n<li>Color scale preferences are now remembered across sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Import JPEG-XL metadata support.<\/li>\n<li>Export JPEG-XL support, always in 8bit lossless.<\/li>\n<li>New header with &#8220;visible&#8221; and &#8220;link&#8221; icons in item dockables<\/li>\n<li>Clipping layers better supported when importing PSD files<\/li>\n<li>Paths are now exported to PSD<\/li>\n<li>New option &#8220;Show reduced images&#8221; when loading TIFF images<\/li>\n<li>16-bit per channel export for raw image data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43730\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034-600x364.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034-600x364.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034-300x182.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034-768x466.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gimp-21034.webp 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install GIMP 2.10.34 in Ubuntu Linux<\/h3>\n<h4>Option 1: Flatpak<\/h4>\n<p>GIMP provides official Linux packages through universal Flatpak package, though it <em>runs in sandbox<\/em> environment.<\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu user can press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal, and run the following 2 commands one by one to install it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the flatpak daemon installed by running command:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39141\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-768x294.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then, install GIMP as Flatpak via command:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43731\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/flatpak-gimp.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once installed, start it either from app launcher or run <code>flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP<\/code> in terminal.<\/p>\n<h4>Option 2: Ubuntu PPA<\/h4>\n<p>For those prefer the classic <code>.deb<\/code> package format. I&#8217;ve uploaded the package into the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a>, with support for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add PPA:\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/gimp<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Then either upgrade GIMP using Software Updater, or run command in terminal to install it:\n<pre>sudo apt install gimp libgegl-0.4-0 libbabl-0.1-0<\/pre>\n<p>For Linux mint, you may need to run <code>sudo apt update<\/code> to update package index first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Uninstall GIMP:<\/h3>\n<p>For GIMP package installed as Flatpak, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to remove it:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.gimp.GIMP<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to clean useless runtime.<\/p>\n<p>For <code>.deb<\/code> package from PPA, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge &amp;&amp; sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p>The command above will remove PPA and downgrade the GIMP package into stock version in system repository.<\/p>\n<p>For choice, you may remove the PPA instead by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the GIMP image editor via:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove gimp libgegl-0.4-0<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor released a new update for the 2.10 series few days ago! 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