How to install gimp-2.8.0-RC1.tar.bz2 ubuntu 10.04 or higher?

[mc4man]

On 12.04 - easiest way to fill deps

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get build-dep gimp

sudo apt-get remove libgegl-0.0-dev libbabl-0.0-0-dev

sudo apt-get install libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev valac-0.16 \
graphviz ruby1.9.1-dev liblua5.1-0-dev

additionally if desired

sudo apt-get install libopenexr-dev libopenraw-dev libexiv2-dev \
libsdl1.2-dev libgs-dev libjasper-dev

optional

sudo apt-get install checkinstall

[davidvandoren]

Ok here is the complete tutorial combining all the different recourses on how to compile / install gimp 2.8 in Ubuntu 12.04 from source.

or watch my video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Um8...ature=youtu.be

first open your update manager and update you Ubuntu to the latest kernel and state.

then
1)

sudo apt-get update

2)

sudo apt-get install cvs subversion git-core mercurial

3)

sudo apt-get build-dep gimp

4)

sudo apt-get remove libgegl-0.0-dev libbabl-0.0-0-dev

5)

sudo apt-get install libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev valac-0.16 \
graphviz ruby1.9.1-dev liblua5.1-0-dev

6)

sudo apt-get install libopenexr-dev libopenraw-dev libexiv2-dev \
libsdl1.2-dev libgs-dev libjasper-dev

7)

sudo apt-get install checkinstall

8)

cd /tmp

9)

mkdir gimp_build && cd gimp_build

the following three are only valid for that session if you for any reason restart the terminal, you'll have to execute them again
10)

export PATH=/opt/gimp-2.8/bin:$PATH

11)

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/gimp-2.8/lib/pkgconfig

12)

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gimp-2.8/lib

Remember 10, 11 and 12 have to be executed again if you restart your session.
13)

git clone git://git.gnome.org/babl

14)

cd babl

15)

./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/gimp-2.8

16)

make

17)

sudo make install

18)

cd ..

19)

git clone git://git.gnome.org/gegl

20)

cd gegl

21)

./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/gimp-2.8

22)

make

23)

sudo make install

Now take the gimp-2.8.0-RC1.tar.bz2 and drag and drop it into /tmp/gimp_build


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or type

cd ..

and execute this one to download gimp

wget ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.8/gimp-2.8.0-RC1.tar.bz2

skip 24 if you did this!
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24)

cd ..

25)

tar -xjf gimp-2.8.0-RC1.tar.bz2

26)

cd gimp-2.8.0-RC1

27)

./configure --prefix=/opt/gimp-2.8

28)

make

29)

sudo make install

Now execute gimp in this window and gimp 2.8 should open
30)

gimp

Last thing a nice shortcut
open a new terminal session
31)

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel

32)

gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

you'll see a pop up
under command brows to /opt/gimp 2.8/ bin and select gimp2.8
click on the icon and find the gimp icon select it
Done

You can drag and drop that launcher to the sidebar.

[Flywaver]

Ok here is the complete tutorial combining all the different recourses on how to compile / install gimp 2.8 in Ubuntu 12.04 from source.

Awesome tutorial many thanks!!! =D>

One small thing, I can't drag-drop the icon to gnome-shell sidebar and once gimp is opened I can't right-click on it's icon and select "Add to Favorites"

[davidvandoren]

Awesome tutorial many thanks!!! =D>

One small thing, I can't drag-drop the icon to gnome-shell sidebar and once gimp is opened I can't right-click on it's icon and select "Add to Favorites"

31) Code:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
32) Code:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new
you'll see a pop up to create a launcher on the desktop.
You can drag that one over the side-panel and you have to move it a little bit around till it takes same space to be dropped onto. Worked on my 12.04. Maybe you can try to pull from the application menu gimp as resent used to pull onto it.


sorry for adding this a little late you may try this one as described at the bottom of the page
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...86&postcount=4

[Flywaver]

31) Code:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
32) Code:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new
you'll see a pop up to create a launcher on the desktop.
You can drag that one over the side-panel and you have to move it a little bit around till it takes same space to be dropped onto. Worked on my 12.04. Maybe you can try to pull from the application menu gimp as resent used to pull onto it.


sorry for adding this a little late you may try this one as described at the bottom of the page
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...86&postcount=4

Thanks but I am using gnome-shell...sorry if I haven't mentioned it before. so all these tips don't work in gnome-shell

[davidvandoren]

Thanks but I am using gnome-shell...sorry if I haven't mentioned it before. so all these tips don't work in gnome-shell

If you already have alacarte installed open terminal and type alacarte.

If not

sudo apt-get install alacarte

and then type alacarte.

[Flywaver]

If you already have alacarte installed open terminal and type alacarte.

If not

sudo apt-get install alacarte

and then type alacarte.

Awesome! Thans a lot...I just edited gimp-2.6 to gimp-2.8 and I was able to add to favorites!

[Ishimaru Chiaki]

Hello

@David : Have you tried the tip on 10.04 ?

Because I just can't get any clear information on wether I can or not install GIMP 2.8-rc1 on Ubuntu 10.04, for I would like to test it in order to write a news in French about GIMP 2.8 release, but I usually don't upgrade Ubuntu before a few weeks after a new LTS*release.
I askod on…
- ubuntu-fr
- a blog where I discovered Matt Walker's repo
- Emailed Matt Walker
- Posted on Diaspora

… but still no clear answer…

Thanks in advance.

[eulu]

Awesome! Thanks so much for this tutorial! It worked without a hitch.. I'd been looking and trying to upgrade from 2.6 since I ventured from windows into the linux/ubuntu world a couple months ago...

It's funny because while I was stuck back in 2.6, I discovered the fx foundry script package, which I had never had on my windows load. Now I will be trying to figure out how to get that into this 2.8 install.. I'm looking to figure out how to get pspi installed on ubuntu too..

[dnelub]

root@bt:~/tmp/gimp# sudo apt-get build-dep gimp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to find a source package for gimp

I have been trying to install gimp 2.8 on Ubuntu Lucid. I have not made it yet. As far as I see I need to add a source. Definitely there is no such source in the source of software. I downloaded the source and gave the command in the source folder.

So, can someone please help me what I should do? thanks in advance.