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How to install GIMP 2.7?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2908 / 1 Year ago, thu, march 16, 2023, 10:06:35

Here I ask this question since 12.04 Beta 2 is usable and this question would come up sooner then later. After issuing the standard

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn

sudo apt-get update

I get the following errors.

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found        

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found    

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Is there any way to get around this. Excluding compiling from source as it usually introduces even more multilevel errors.

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answered 1 Year ago rontablis · Accepted Answer

The simple answer is - install the stable 2.8 instead! Fortunatelly it also made gimp plugin registry (with the famous save for web plugin) easy to install.

Via http://www.webupd8.org/ :

GIMP 2.8 stable installation

If you're upgrading from an older GIMP version please visit the link and pay attention to the 'dist-upgrade' command http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/gimp-28-stable-finally-available-for.html (also if you want to revert to GIMP 2.6.x)

If you're just installing GIMP for the first time on your current system install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gimp

GIMP Plugin Registry for GIMP 2.8 installation

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-gimp-plugin-registry-for-gimp.html

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry