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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 also don't use Mint personally, but based on their releases page, it looks like they follow the Ubuntu LTS releases. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is already being used for Mint 22.1, so I wouldn't expect to see Gimp 3 until the next LTS release in April of 2026.
Debian based distros are notorious for using old, but known stable packages. That's kind of their whole thing. If you want the latest and greatest, look for a rolling release based distro.
oh it makes sense, i suppose they do that also because they want the software to be fixed in case there any bugs and therefore it becomes much more stable. 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.
How about compiling from source? Or look into how Debian/Ubuntu/Mint build the gimp package, 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.
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.
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
Not likely, at least not for Mint or your current version of Ubuntu. For Ubuntu, it probably would end up in their next major release, like 26.04 for LTS, and whatever the next interim release is for non LTS. Mint is based on LTS, so sometime after 26.04 Ubuntu.
Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, PPA, or build from source would be your options on Mint for now.
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!!
The way i see it, the fact that we all are on open-source reddit alternatives means that we are all unique in our own ways.
Reddit was already a nieche social media platform. Then lemmy is the nieche of a nieche. So yes, we all have unique likes and hobbies.
Reddit was already a nieche social media platform.
was niche
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
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 Teddy Ruxpin bear.
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.
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.AppImage and 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
The terminal dosn't bite.
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.
Get dat flatpak.
thank you!!! i got it on my other laptop, a fresh start, sure!
I've got GIMP 3.0 here on my Kubuntu system 🤷♂️
I don't use mint so this might be blatantly incorrect but after a bit of searching on mint's release schedule I would assume gimp 3.0 will arrive with the 22.2 or 22.3 version. With 22.2 expected at middle 2025 and 22.3 at start 2026.
what!! oh my gosh until 2026?? i think i should get the flatpak version then. oh woa, thank you
This is why I don't understand the downvote hate I got for mentioning flatpak. Downvoted for the correct advice, which is so very Linux "community". I've been running Linux since Slackware 1.0, and the only thing consistent about the Linux community is it's eagerness to eat it's own.
There's also a PPA if you don't want to use a flatpak. Just be sure to uninstall it before upgrading to Mint 23 to avoid any issues.
If your anything like me you'll forget what PPAs you've added in a few months. Or rather, forget that you've even added things like PPAs. That's why I stick to flatpak if its not in my distro's repos.
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
as an AUR enjoyer btw I lament PPAs and the burdens they come with