{"id":7898,"date":"2018-07-05T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T17:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7898"},"modified":"2018-07-27T08:05:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T08:05:30","slug":"gimp-image-editor-2-10-4-released-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/07\/gimp-image-editor-2-10-4-released-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP Image Editor 2.10.4 Released (Ubuntu PPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gimp-icon.png\" alt=\"GIMP extra color palettes\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5457\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second point release for GIMP 2.10 was released a day ago with new features and various bug-fixes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2018\/07\/04\/gimp-2-10-4-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">GIMP 2.10.4<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add simple horizon straightening option in the Measure tool<\/li>\n<li>Asynchronous fonts loading to improve startup time.<\/li>\n<li>Add fonts tagging support.<\/li>\n<li>Add new features to the Dashboard dockable dialog that help debugging or finetune the use of cache and swap.<\/li>\n<li>Load PSD file saved with \u201cMaximize Compatibility\u201d option enabled in Photoshop.<\/li>\n<li>Improved Recursive Transform operation, allow multiple transformations to be applied simultaneously<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"GIMP 2.10 Splash\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash-450x264.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-splash.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install GIMP 2.10.4 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The best way to install the latest GIMP in Ubuntu is using the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~otto-kesselgulasch\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp\" target=\"_blank\">otto-kesselgulasch&#8217;s PPA<\/a>, as the PPA maintainer promised the PPA will never die and the most recent packages will for ever be.<\/p>\n<p>The PPA contains the most recent packages for <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b> and <b>Ubuntu 17.10<\/b>, <i><del>though GIMP 2.10.4 is not available at the moment<\/del> (there are always one or two days delay).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcuts, or by searching for &#8216;Terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-600x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"79\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-600x79.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic-450x59.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/gimp-ppa-bionic.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After added the PPA, you can upgrade to GIMP 2.10.4 once it&#8217;s published via <b>Software Updater<\/b> (Update Manager):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-600x404.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or run following commands one by one in terminal to install or upgrade GIMP image editor:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install gimp<\/pre>\n<h4>How to Restore:<\/h4>\n<p>For any reason, you can downgrade to the stock version of GIMP by running following command in terminal to purge the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p><b>In addition to Ubuntu 16.04<\/b> users who want to install the latest GIMP 2.10.4, run following commands one by one to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/flatpak.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">flatpak<\/a> app:<\/p>\n<p>1. Run commands to install Flatpak framework in Ubuntu 16.04:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson\/flatpak\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>2. Install GIMP flatpak application via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak install https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p>Once installed, it will be made available exactly the same way as other applications.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second point release for GIMP 2.10 was released a day ago with new features and various bug-fixes. GIMP 2.10.4 release highlights: Add simple horizon straightening option in the Measure tool Asynchronous fonts loading to improve startup time. Add fonts tagging support. 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