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Note:- GIMP 2.7 is still in development so this is not recommended for production machines
Upgrade (or install) your gimp version to 2.7 in ubuntu
For ubuntu karmic users
Open command prompt run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn
Update the source list
sudo apt-get update
Upgrade gimp using the following command
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can install gimp version 2.7 using the following command (before installing this you can remove existing gimp version)
sudo apt-get install gimp
For Ubuntu Jaunty users
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
add the following lines
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu jaunty main
Save and exit the file
Add GPG key (Only for jaunty users)
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 405A15CB
Update the source list
sudo apt-get update
Upgrade gimp using the following command
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
or you can install gimp version 2.7 using the following command (before installing this you can remove existing gimp version)
sudo apt-get install gimp
10x! GIMP is awesome, as for me, its even more handy than Photoshop. I usually use Ubuntu Tweak to update gimp
*hops on the bandwagon*
Gimp is great stuff. I will certainly be keeping it despite the droppage in Lucid.
thanks
what about upgrade in ubuntu 8 hardy
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn