{"id":8826,"date":"2019-04-08T15:33:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T15:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2019-04-08T15:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T15:33:55","slug":"gimp-image-editor-2-10-10-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/gimp-image-editor-2-10-10-released\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP Image Editor 2.10.10 Released! (How to Install)"},"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>GIMP image editor 2.10.10 was released on Sunday with new features, optimizations, and stability fixes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2019\/04\/07\/gimp-2-10-10-released\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GIMP 2.10.10<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line art detection in the Bucket Fill tool for comic artists<\/li>\n<li>Various usability improvements in transformation tools<\/li>\n<li>Sample Merged option added to the Heal tool and fixed in the Clone tool<\/li>\n<li>Parametric brushes now have 32-bit per channel precision<\/li>\n<li>Easier brush and pattern creation workflow<\/li>\n<li>On-canvas layer selection<\/li>\n<li>Faster saving\/exporting and layer groups rendering<\/li>\n<li>Initial DDS support<\/li>\n<li>Many improvements in GEGL, the image processing engine<\/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 the latest GIMP in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>GIMP 2.10.10 packages will be available in both <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~otto-kesselgulasch\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/gimp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Snap store<\/a> (<b>CHECK the links<\/b> before getting started) in a few days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gimp-ubuntusoftware-600x362.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gimp-ubuntusoftware-600x362.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gimp-ubuntusoftware-450x271.png 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gimp-ubuntusoftware-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gimp-ubuntusoftware.png 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Install GIMP via Snap in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply install the snap package from Ubuntu Software (See picture above).<\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu 16.04, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run following 2 commands one by one:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get install snapd<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-600x103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"103\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-600x103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial-450x77.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-snapd-xenial.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap install gimp<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-600x103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"103\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-600x103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap-450x78.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/install-gimp-snap.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The snap co-exists with native Ubuntu package, you&#8217;ll have two GIMP icons in app launcher if both were installed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Install GIMP via PPA in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 18.10, you can upgrade the native Ubuntu package using PPA repository.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application launcher. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo prompt 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 that, launch <b>Software Updater<\/b> (Update Mananger) and upgrade GIMP after checking for updates:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-450x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/upgrade-gimp.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the GIMP snap packge, either use Ubuntu Softwrae or open terminal and run command<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo snap remove gimp<\/pre>\n<p>To purge the PPA repository as well as downgrade GIMP to its stock version, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch\/gimp<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor 2.10.10 was released on Sunday with new features, optimizations, and stability fixes. GIMP 2.10.10 release highlights: Line art detection in the Bucket Fill tool for comic artists Various usability improvements in transformation tools Sample Merged option added to the Heal tool and fixed in the Clone tool Parametric brushes now have 32-bit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[764],"class_list":["post-8826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","category-news","tag-gimp"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8826\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}