{"id":52041,"date":"2026-09-14T08:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=52041"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:34:54","slug":"ppa-updated-with-gimp-3-2-6-for-ubuntu-26-04-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/ppa-updated-with-gimp-3-2-6-for-ubuntu-26-04-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA Updated with GIMP 3.2.6 for Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47492\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gimp-new-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GIMP image editor released new 3.2.6 version a few days ago. Here&#8217;s the PPA update for Ubuntu users who prefer the native <code>.deb<\/code> package.<\/p>\n<p>GIMP 3.2.6 is a stable maintenance release that features various bug fixes, security updates, performance improvements.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52042\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326-700x444.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326-700x444.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326-1536x975.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gimp-326.webp 1567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This version introduced new dynamic input for painting &#8211; <b>Rotation<\/b> (aks <b>Barrel Rotation<\/b>), allowing supported styluses, such as Wacom Art Pens, to control brush behavior based on pen rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The app startup is now faster when loading a large number of fonts. Dialogs on KDE desktop now use &#8220;Server-side Decorations&#8221; instead of GNOME Style &#8220;Client-side Decorations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For Windows, GIMP 3.2.6 now uses system&#8217;s accent color for the System Theme, and, it now supports using &#8220;Open With&#8221; on multiple files on start without creating multiple instances of the image editor.<\/p>\n<p>For macOS, GIMP finally provides official <code>.dmg<\/code> package. And, the macOS version of GIMP is now much more integrated with system-specific features.<\/p>\n<p>Other changes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C plug-ins and GEGL filters support for AppImage, Windows and macOS packages.<\/li>\n<li>Replace some deprecated GTK\/GDK API to prepare for GTK4 port.<\/li>\n<li>A large number of CVEs and other security issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more about GIMP 3.2.6 as well as the official packages, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2026\/09\/10\/gimp-3-2-6-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">release note<\/a> in GIMP website.<\/p>\n<h3>Install GIMP 3.2.6 through DEB package in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p>For those who prefer the native <code>.deb<\/code> package, I&#8217;ve built the new release into this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp-3\" target=\"_blank\">unofficial PPA<\/a> for Ubuntu 26.04 (<code>amd64v3<\/code> also supported), Ubuntu 24.04, and Linux Mint 22.x.<\/p>\n<p>The Ubuntu 22.04 build is no longer updated, because the system <code>gobject-introspection<\/code> library that&#8217;s used for scripting and plug-ins, especially those written in Python, does not match the minimum requirement.<\/p>\n<p>To add the PPA and install GIMP 3.2.6, launch terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the commands below one by one:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/gimp-3<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install gimp gir1.2-babl-0.1 gir1.2-gegl-0.4 gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10<\/pre>\n<p>For any issue, run the commands below to install <code>ppa-purge<\/code> tool and use it the purge the PPA which will also downgrade all the installed packages:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/gimp-3<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor released new 3.2.6 version a few days ago. 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