thanks. actually I think to get to 2.8.14
I need the ppa (just remembered that):

*To install Gimp 2.8.14 stable release in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal
(Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:*
Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-gmic gmic
sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry


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On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:12 PM, John J. Macey <jjmacey@gmail.com> wrote:

>  Michael,
>
> I think you can just do, *sudo apt-get install gimp*. Better would be to
> check Synaptic, then check everything gimp. That is, if you have Synaptic
> installed. I am not sure, if you run .deb, or .rpm.
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> I'm interested in playing with The GIMP again. I just downloaded the most
> recent tar file (2.8.14). Where do I unpack the tar file? Or else, how do I
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