when will gimp 3.0 get updated on the linux mint (or ubuntu!! or whatever linux mint uses) package manager??
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Maybe its a shared device that kids also use? We have a laptop that's shared amongst everyone and I constantly come back to finding random desktop wallpapers from Minecraft to Undertale to Pokemon and I think the latest is Transformers related lol.
Would 2010s kids know what Teddy Ruxpin is? My partner was born ‘91 and she didn’t even know what it was.
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Would 2010s kids know what Teddy Ruxpin is? My partner was born ‘91 and she didn’t even know what it was.
I was born in 1990, and I had a tlReddy Ruxbin bear.
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Already here on flatpak
And for someone not knowing what that is, it's a way to install and update stuff no matter what the distro, without messing with distro repo or otherwise messing stuff up.
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Maybe its a shared device that kids also use? We have a laptop that's shared amongst everyone and I constantly come back to finding random desktop wallpapers from Minecraft to Undertale to Pokemon and I think the latest is Transformers related lol.
Not using different user accounts, that's a paddling
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On an unrelated note:
Why do you have Teddy Ruxpin as your desktop background, and more importantly, why do I feel such reverence for it as a very non-stereotypical background for a Linux user?
that's simple to answer, my husband recently showed me that show and i think it's pretty sweet!!
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Tell us you don’t know what a flatpak is without telling us you don’t know what a flatpak is.
i know what a flatpak is, a third party app provider for gnu/linux that works in any distro!!
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You can also get the appimage on https://www.gimp.org/downloads/
After downloading, set the execute bit:
chmod +x ./GIMP-3.0.0-x86_64.AppImageand then open the file to open gimp.To make it executable you can just right click -> properties -> make executable.
No need to use the terminal
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Not sure if I misremember but I think the Mint software manager has a menu option somewhere that shows you a list of PPAs you've added
that is, if you remember to check it
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i know i can use the flatpak version and i did try that one out on my other laptop but, i think it will come to the package manager when some stuff is fixed??? thank you
Debian/Ubuntu/Mint packages are always older and only get updated once everything is stable.
If you are looking for more up to date packages I would recommend using FlatPaks or AppImages since they are usually maintained by the devs and kept up to date.
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i know i can use the flatpak version and i did try that one out on my other laptop but, i think it will come to the package manager when some stuff is fixed??? thank you
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i know i can use the flatpak version and i did try that one out on my other laptop but, i think it will come to the package manager when some stuff is fixed??? thank you
I've got GIMP 3.0 here on my Kubuntu system
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Tell us you don’t know what a flatpak is without telling us you don’t know what a flatpak is.
Tell us you know nothing about running Linux and rely on app stores for your software.
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Debian/Ubuntu/Mint packages are always older and only get updated once everything is stable.
If you are looking for more up to date packages I would recommend using FlatPaks or AppImages since they are usually maintained by the devs and kept up to date.
How about compiling from source? Or look into how Debian/Ubuntu/Mint build the
gimppackage, then change the version and run the build process on your local machine? -
To make it executable you can just right click -> properties -> make executable.
No need to use the terminal
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How about compiling from source? Or look into how Debian/Ubuntu/Mint build the
gimppackage, then change the version and run the build process on your local machine?You loose out on automatic updates and not all packages are easy to build. I am not personally familiar with building Gimp. But I’ve tried to build other projects from GitHub only to get errors I couldn’t decipher.
It’s a skill which not many have.
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I know, i use it all the time, i just think it's silly to recommend the terminal to beginners when theres a gui way that's easier.
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You loose out on automatic updates and not all packages are easy to build. I am not personally familiar with building Gimp. But I’ve tried to build other projects from GitHub only to get errors I couldn’t decipher.
It’s a skill which not many have.
It’s a skill which not many have.
I think this is why OP got 21 downvotes. It is unreasonable to demand something fast, free, and good. You are going to get flatpak if you want it fast and free.
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i know what a flatpak is, a third party app provider for gnu/linux that works in any distro!!
Also, the quickest way to get new software versions, in most cases.
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Tell us you know nothing about running Linux and rely on app stores for your software.
Tell us YOU know nothing about running Linux, especially Mint, which is based on Ubuntu LTS releases, meaning it won't get gimp 3.0 until the next major release, and so a flatpak, snap, or PPA with an unreliable release cadence are the only ways to get it before then unless you compile it yourself. Seriously dude, pull your head out.
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i know what a flatpak is, a third party app provider for gnu/linux that works in any distro!!
Cool, glad you know that. Were you also aware that by running Linux Mint, you are tied to Ubuntu LTS releases? This would mean major revisions in software upgrades only come with next major releases of Mint. So that leaves you with flatpaks, snaps, or PPA repositories, or building it yourself. LTS releases designed this way so that you run known stable versions of pretty much everything. Switching to a rolling release distro would bring you what you want more quickly, but at the cost of more potential hiccups... but I say potential, because problems might never arise.
