This tutorial will show you how to install GIMP 2.8 in Ubuntu 12.04 .
Recently after three years of hard work , GIMP has released its latest version 2.8 . To know more about the new stuffs and bug fixes , refer http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html.
About GIMP :
- GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
- It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
How to Install :
To install GIMP 2.8 version in Ubuntu 12.04 , follow the below instructions :
Open the terminal and run the following commands to add the PPA :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
Again run the below command to update and Install GIMP :
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gimp
That’s it done .
Enjoy the new version in GIMP in Ubuntu 12.04 .
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