Gimp 2.8 update?

[linuxuser12345]

Will Ubuntu be releasing the Gimp update to version 2.8 for Ubuntu 12.04? I don't want to have to go through installing a new PPA, completely removing the old Gimp, and fixing all the problems removing it created, so I would like to just wait for Ubuntu to distribute an update.

[lukeiamyourfather]

Generally the answer is no. If you want the latest and greatest all the time another distribution with rolling releases would be better.

[smurphy]

Didn't have any issues here. Worked out of the box.

[PaulW2U]

Will Ubuntu be releasing the Gimp update to version 2.8 for Ubuntu 12.04? I don't want to have to go through installing a new PPA,

It'll probably be released as part of Ubuntu 12.10 so adding the PPA will be the way to get it while running Ubuntu 12.04.

[raja.genupula]

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gimp

do that to get Gimp latest .

[Teber]

ok so i followed the instructions. apt-get install output said latest version already installed. which is 2.6!

i'm using 64 bits. would that be it?

[flipper T]

you have added the ppa ?

[Teber]

yes i did.
software sources shows this url: http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu

i then did apt-get update and apt-get install gimp

no joy

[digithal]

yes i did.
software sources shows this url: http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu

i then did apt-get update and apt-get install gimp

no joy

sudo apt-get upgrade should get it

[Teber]

sudo apt-get upgrade should get it

thanks for your efforts. i'm still mystified as the following happened:

tried again. first sudo apt-get upgrade as suggested with the following result:

jan@jan-G31-M7-TE:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

then:

jan@jan-G31-M7-TE:~$ sudo apt-get install gimp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gimp is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

gimp still version 2.6.11

now i'm lost. as it would seem, i made some kind of mistake somewhere...