Spilled the Beans
Greetings,
I was wondering why in the repository the GIMP version that is provided is 2.4.6, when version 2.6 has been out for quite a while now?
I have all repositories enabled in Synaptic and the latest reported version is "2.4.6-1ubuntu1~hardy (hardy-backports)".
Does this mean all the extra stuff like the plugin packages are outdated? :s
Cheers.
I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
Hi there, Hardy has Gimp 2.4, but 8.10 Intrepid has Gimp 2.6. If you don't want to upgrade to Intrepid, you should be able to download and install the new version into Hardy from the Gimp website: http://www.gimp.orgOriginally Posted by Gnu32
Good luck!
Spilled the Beans
Cheers!
IMHO the guys really should update Hardy's version, but I guess with Ibex in 10 days there isn't much point.
I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
That is not how the Ubuntu repositories work. Everyone who uses the same release (Gutsy, Hardy, Intrepid, etc.) has the same versions of packages (the exception being minor upgrades to fix serious bugs or security flaws).Cheers!
IMHO the guys really should update Hardy's version, but I guess with Ibex in 10 days there isn't much point.
You can install newer package versions from source (download from the Gimp site, for example) or using backports: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports
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You can also get the gimp .debs (there are six needed if you include dependencies) which work well from getdeb. They certainly work without fault as far as I can see, having already installed them.
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