{"id":9832,"date":"2020-02-25T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9832"},"modified":"2020-02-25T16:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:39:32","slug":"gimp-2-10-18-3d-transform-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/gimp-2-10-18-3d-transform-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"GIMP Image Editor 2.10.18 Released with 3D Transform tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5457\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gimp-icon.png\" alt=\"GIMP extra color palettes\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GIMP image editor 2.10.18 was released a day ago with new features and usability improvements. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a critical bug, v2.10.16 was skipped and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/news\/2020\/02\/24\/gimp-2-10-18-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIMP 2.10.18<\/a> was released with following release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tools now grouped in the toolbox by\u00a0default.<\/li>\n<li>Sliders now have a compact style by default.<\/li>\n<li>Vastly improved user experience for the transformation\u00a0preview<\/li>\n<li>Dockable areas now highlighted when a dockable dialog is being\u00a0dragged<\/li>\n<li>New 3D Transform tool to rotate and pan\u00a0items<\/li>\n<li>Much smoother brush outline preview motion on the\u00a0canvas<\/li>\n<li>Symmetry painting\u00a0enhancements<\/li>\n<li>Faster loading of\u00a0ABR\u00a0brushes<\/li>\n<li>PSD\u00a0support\u00a0improvements<\/li>\n<li>Consolidated user interface for merging down and anchoring\u00a0layers<\/li>\n<li>Update check to notify users of new releases\u00a0available<\/li>\n<li>Various bug-fixes, and translation updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gimp21018.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gimp21018.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gimp21018-450x250.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Install GIMP 2.10.18 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p><b>Neither the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~otto-kesselgulasch\/+archive\/ubuntu\/gimp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> nor GIMP Snap package are updated to v2.10.18 at the moment of writing.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, <b>GIMP Flatpak package has been updated for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher<\/b>. Simply open <u>terminal<\/u> from application menu and run following commands one by one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Install flatpak framework:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flatpak-framework-600x74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"74\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flatpak-framework-600x74.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flatpak-framework-450x56.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flatpak-framework.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>2. Add flathub repository:\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flathub-repository-600x82.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"82\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flathub-repository-600x82.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flathub-repository-450x62.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flathub-repository.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>3. Install GIMP flatpak package:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/flatpak-gimp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"184\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/flatpak-gimp.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/flatpak-gimp-450x138.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>4. If an old GIMP Flatpak version was installed, update it via command:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak update flathub org.gimp.GIMP<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GIMP Flatpak co-exists with Snap and native .deb packages. Run command to start it if you have more than one GIMP icon, and don&#8217;t know which one to run.<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall GIMP Flatpak package:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the flatpak package, simply run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">flatpak uninstall flathub org.gimp.GIMP<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIMP image editor 2.10.18 was released a day ago with new features and usability improvements. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu. Due to a critical bug, v2.10.16 was skipped and GIMP 2.10.18 was released with following release highlights: Tools now grouped in the toolbox by\u00a0default. Sliders now have a compact style by default. 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