gimp

Tue Oct 14 16:03:02 MST 2014

thanks brian.... I'm just going to work with the stable version..... I
think I found a good tutorial to teach me.

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:

> I forgot one little thing, you currently have to also install the package
> libgegl-dev in order for the development version of gimp to start.  Without
> that package gimp will complain about a core piece of GEGL being missing
> and refuse to art.  I think they currently have an error in their packaging
> because it didn't used to require that package and it shouldn't require it
> in order to start the base software.
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 10/14/2014 03:44 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
>
>> Unless you are having troubles with the ubuntu supplied version, I would
>> just stick with it.  There aren't any new features in the newer version,
>> just minor bug fixes that mostly likely won't effect you.
>>
>> If you really want the latest greatest with new features and everything
>> you need to load this PPA:
>>
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp-edge
>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>>
>> That will give you what will eventually be 2.10 or 3.0 whatever they end
>> up deciding to call it.
>> It's been fairly stable for me, but since it's still under development
>> that could change at any time.  I have had versions that refused to open
>> and other bugs, but those have been very short lived.  You have to take
>> whatever they dish out at this point.
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>> On 10/14/2014 03:15 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 3:12 PM, John J. Macey <jjmacey at gmail.com
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>>>
>>>     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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>>>     On 10/14/2014 05:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
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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 add the repository to apt for it?
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