GIMP 2.6 hasn’t been ported on Ubuntu 8.04’s repo. No worries my friend. Here is a simple tip on how to get GIMP 2.6 rock n’ roll and running on your Hardy Heronish OS.
STEP I – Let’s get the latest GIMP 2.6 deb files at Getdeb.net.
The below trick/tip is an original post of xubuntu.wordpress.com (Howto: Access GetDeb.net packages through Apt-get/Synaptic)
(1) Open up a terminal ( ALT + F2 then type gnome-terminal ) and key in this command:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(2) Put in the following on the last line at the end of the file:
deb http://ubuntu.org.ua/ getdeb/
Save the file and exit.
(3) Now run the following in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
STEP II – It’s time to get GIMP 2.6
(4) Still in the terminal? Type this command:
sudo apt-get install gimp
This will update your GIMP 2.4 to GIMP 2.6.
STEP III – (Optional) Let’s remove the Getdeb.net repo
We added the Getdeb.net’s repository at sources.list so take note that it’s not an Ubuntu official repository. The tendency for this is, when we apt-get update or apt-get upgrade later on or in the the future, Getdeb’s sources may jumble with Ubuntu’s sources. You may encounter some problem with that so let’s remove Getdeb’s repo since we already get GIMP 2.6 running with all it’s depencies.
(5) Open up a terminal ( ALT + F2 then type gnome-terminal ) and key in this command:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(6) On the last line comment or delete the following:
To Comment: Just add a “#” sign before deb, with not space between.
e.g: #deb http://ubuntu.org.ua/ getdeb/
To Delete: Just remove the line below
deb http://ubuntu.org.ua/ getdeb/
Save the file and exit.
(7) Now re-run the following in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Hooray! You have GIMP 2.6 running on Ubuntu 8.04 – Hardy Heron with no hassle.
Update: GIMP 2.6.1 is out.
Why update? You might wanna see the latest bug fix. Head over to GIMP’s site and see the NEWS
Re-enable your sources.list then…
sudo apt-get update and lastly…
sudo apt-get install gimp
Be sure to do step (6) again.
Filed under: GIMP, Main, Ubuntu , GIMP, installations
Hi
Great page and it worked beautifully.
However I wanted to get the add on “save for web”
I tried to install this after downloading the deb package, but got the message “Error: wrong architecture i386″ even if I have a 32 bit system running Intel
How can I install the plug in?
My brothers machine is identical and it worked there, so the question is, what am I missing in my system?
Great work with this page. Thanks a lot, at least I have GIMP 2.6 working on my machine.
Paul
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Hi Paul.
Here’s what worked for me after downloading Save for Web plugin.
1. Re-enable Getdeb.net’s repo. (But be sure to disable it after all is well installed)
2. sudo apt-get update
3. Through this link I found a clue on dependencies. Be sure you’re in the gimp-save-for-web-0.28.6 folder/directory then issue the command below.
sudo apt-get install libgimp2.0-dev gettext
./configure
make
sudo make install
Hooray hooray! Save for Web plugin installed in GIMP 2.6. I hope this will work for you too!
Update: GIMPster who wanted an easy task on install, read the post of Eckhard M. Jäger using deb file.
Thanks! This worked well. ‘Wasted a bunch of time last night creating dependency problems and finally reinstalling 2.4.
@Tim Inman. I’m glad it worked for you.
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Thanks for everything Andrew.
It worked brilliantly.
Paul
@Paul. You’re welcome. I’m glad it worked on you. Rock on with GIMP
Aside from a couple of minor dependency issues unrelated to The GIMP, it worked fine on my box and on my husband’s. I recommend creating a separate repository just for GIMP, without *any* other updates so that others don’t run into the same issue.
Hello Vanessa. That’s a great idea. If there’s anyone implementing this, please advise? It’ll be greatly appreciated by the GIMP community.
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why my ubuntu dont update the gimp….i use all the command that u give but still not working…
i use 8.04
my gimp still 2.4.5
help me
@Darksoul. If it doesn’t work for you, please to download the .deb file at getdeb.net
Another suggestion is, if it’s fine with you, try upgrading your Ubuntu version. The current version is 9.04 (dubbed as Jaunty Jackalope). Me, I’m still using 8.10 (dubbed as Intrepid Ibex)and currently using GIMP version 2.6.5
I hope this helps.