How to downgrade from a failed GIMP 2.7 install to GIMP2.6 in Ubuntu Intrepid

So you’re excited to upgrade from a development release of GIMP 2.7 to make use of it’s new features. But luck hasn’t been so good you, broke your stable GIMP install, stuck with the problem on the compilation, some pertinent libraries (gegl, libbabl, etc..) just magically gone away or cannot be used. You’re in the abyss of confusion on how to resurrect GIMP.

Now you decided to downgrade from 2.7 to 2.6 . Hmmm… was it easy? I hope so. But with GIMP running in Linux, particulary in Ubuntu, it’s been a struggle but it’s possible.

Let me share with you my discovery on how to downgrade from a failed GIMP 2.7 compilation/installation to GIMP 2.6 in Ubuntu Intrepid.

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GIMP (2.8) improvements

Most probably, GIMP 2.8 will yet be released 2009, so it has been time to have a look at the current developer version. There are many cool new features, but the most important thing for us are the layer groups.

source: gimpusers.com

Feel free to read the latest & the greatest development updates of GIMP.

• Preview: GIMP 2.8 – the new features
• Will GIMP 2.8 come in a single window mode?
• Layer Sets/Groups in GIMP 2.8! Preview Update!

Video Update: What will be in GIMP 2.8?

I am looking forward, most specifically, on the Layers Sets/Groups. Kudos to the development of GIMP.

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Talks on GIMP’s future User Interface (UI)

I was alerted through the RSS feed of http://www.gimpusers.com. Thanks for the heads up guys. I thought this will draw a lot of interest for GIMP users & future users as well. It’s all about the future of GIMP’s User Interface.

Peter Sikking – website
GIMP UI: taking some big issues by the horns

Michael Terry
ingimp: A Smorgasbord of Usability, Adaptive UIs, and Visually Arresting Graphic Design for 2009

For me, I’m kind of comfortable of the interface of GIMP. Ever since I’ve used GIMP way back version 2.2, I was able to tolerate with its interface. So, as updates come along, I just made some adjustments towards my use with the application. It’s good to hear some great news about the future of GIMP’s User Interface. Good of us users and good for the future users too.

How about you? What’s you’re experience interacting with GIMP’s User Interface?

All open source: You might also be interested with Libre Graphics Meeting, a collaboration of Artists, Designers, Developers all for the the good of Open Source Graphics. Some really great presentations are at their website during the Libre Graphics Meeting – 2009 Montreal

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Let the GIMP do it, A David’s Batch Processor Tutorial

Hello everyone. Happy April 6, 2009. I’m glad to tell you guy that I have some experimentation cooking here. This post is a video tutorial, no  audio for now (crap me!), to which I call Let the GIMP do it. This is my very first attempt to make a video tutorial for the GIMP so please bear with me if you notice some noobness. Hehehe. But I really hope you’ll find this helpful and useful for your daily image editing tasks.

Today we are going to learn how to boost productivity when dealing with basic image editing operations on multiple images such as simple sharpening, resizing, renaming, etc… So I’d like to introduce you with a very useful GIMP filter called David’s Batch Processor.

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An In-depth Review of GIMP

Hello GIMP community. Welcome back. No long post for now. But I’m going to share a link that’s worth your time reading. If you are interested to know more about how GIMP will be used by Graphics Professionals and for the would be people that’s planning to use GIMP for their graphic production needs, head over to Dave Girard’s post attechnica.com entitled Suite freedom: a review of GIMP 2.6.4.

Ars brings you a massive, in-depth review of one of the most popular cross-platform photo editing programs available. And, somewhat ironically for an application that shares a name with the chained-up guy from Pulp Fiction, it’s completely free. >>

I enjoyed reading the article for it’s kind of transparent in many ways. David did a comparisons of what GIMP can do, what it can’t  and what workarounds you can apply. As I browse through the pages I was informed of sad truths that most of have, GIMP enthusiasts, probably knew. At least for the moments. Hey, enough is enough here, go check out the David’s review and enjoy!

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It’s February Fourteen, A Valentine Wallpaper

Hello GIMP Community. As the Heart’s Day is fast approaching, I’ve made another simple free desktop wallpaper for you to use. I name this as It’s February Fourteen, A Valentine Wallpaper. Made this with GIMP accompanied with GIMP Brushes: Hearts for the heart shapes and the use of URW Gothic L for the type texture effect.

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