Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp version

[Kevin Cozens <kevin ve3syb ca>]

On 2020-04-18 3:26 p.m., Carusoswi wrote:
> When I check the 'about' menu item, I see that I am running Gimp 2.10.18.
> When I check Ubuntu's software area, it lists Gimp 2.10.8-2.  I assume that is
> an old version, but wonder why it would be there instead of 2.10.18.

Distros often have versions of software that are older than what may be 
available from the official site for a given program. They do it for any 
number of reasons. Some distros prefer to use only what they consider tried 
and tested software. Other distros provide software versions that are closer 
to the latest. Those distros can be for the more "adventurous types" or 
those that need to be running close to the current releases of software.

You have some options. You can build the latest version of GIMP yourself but 
if you aren't used to building software it is not a trivial task to do it 
the first time. You can for a PPA for GIMP. That will let you install and 
update GIMP the same way you install other packages on your machine. The 
other option is to check the GIMP website for a downloadable file that will 
give you the latest version available. If you use the latter option it will 
likely be up to you to keep the program up to date.

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