{"id":44135,"date":"2023-07-10T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44135"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:53:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:53:17","slug":"gimp-2-99-16-is-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/07\/gimp-2-99-16-is-out\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP 2.99.16 is out with Full GTK3 Port, Client-Side Decoration"},"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 announced a new development release for next major 3.0 this Sunday!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s GIMP 2.99.16, the last release in the 2.99.x series. The release has finished the GTK+3 port. It adds ability to assign several shortcuts for a single action. And, the action search dialog also shows results&#8217; own menu positions.<\/p>\n<p>The GEGL engine has implemented filters as separate modules called &#8220;operations&#8221;, allowing 3rd party developers added their own filters to menu. And, custom filters (whether or not added to menu) will appear in the action search dialog.<\/p>\n<p>The release also added new &#8216;<code>Merge menu and title bar<\/code>&#8216; option in &#8216;Preferences -&gt; Image Windows&#8217;. This enable Gnome&#8217;s Client Side Decoration style that save vertical space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44136\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-600x336.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-600x336.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-1536x859.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd-1320x739.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gimp-csd.webp 1553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2023\/07\/09\/gimp-2-99-16-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIMP 2.99.16<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New fill with &#8220;Middle Gray (CIELAB)&#8221; option in new layer creation dialog.<\/li>\n<li>New Text tool option: &#8216;Show on-canvas editor&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Color Picker tool: added &#8216;Grayscale (%)&#8217; display mode<\/li>\n<li>Import compressed FITS files (GZIP, HCOMP, PLIO, RICE) in 8\/16\/32-bit and float\/double precision.<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export PSD files with Clipping paths.<\/li>\n<li>Initial support for CMYK(A) export for JPEG-XL<\/li>\n<li>Import and export support for PAM, QOI image formats<\/li>\n<li>Import Amiga IFF\/ILBM and DCX files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install GIMP 2.99.16<\/h3>\n<p>GIMP offers official Linux package through universal Flatpak that runs in sandbox.<\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu, first press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one to get it.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, run command to install Flatpak daemon in case you don&#8217;t have it:\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 the GIMP 2.99.16 as Flatpak by running command:\n<pre>flatpak install --user https:\/\/flathub.org\/beta-repo\/appstream\/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44137\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta-600x369.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta-600x369.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/flatpak-gimp-beta.webp 923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once installed, either search for and launch it from &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/launch-gimpbeta.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44138\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/launch-gimpbeta.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/launch-gimpbeta.webp 523w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/launch-gimpbeta-300x155.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or run command <code>flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP\/\/beta<\/code> to start it from terminal.<\/p>\n<p>In addition for those who don&#8217;t like sandbox applications, keep an eye on this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~mati75\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp30\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">third-party Ubuntu PPA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall GIMP 2.99.x<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the GIMP development package installed as Flatpak, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall org.gimp.GIMP\/\/beta<\/pre>\n<p>You may also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to uninstall useless runtime libraries to free up disk space.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor announced a new development release for next major 3.0 this Sunday! It&#8217;s GIMP 2.99.16, the last release in the 2.99.x series. The release has finished the GTK+3 port. It adds ability to assign several shortcuts for a single action. And, the action search dialog also shows results&#8217; own menu positions. 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