when will gimp 3.0 get updated on the linux mint (or ubuntu!! or whatever linux mint uses) package manager??
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
try the flatpak version. its more up to date than debian repositories, directly supported by the devs in most cases and should work more consistently.
think of it as the equivalent of mobile app packages coming from the app store when it comes to ease of use. id go as far as recommending you use it over the alternatives whenever possible.
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!!
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.
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?
I think it's a non-stereotypical background for pretty much anyone.
Some users just have true individuality in their desktop decorations. Good for them!
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.
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.
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?
Get dat flatpak.
thank you!!! i got it on my other laptop, a fresh start, sure!
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
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.
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.
I've got GIMP 3.0 here on my Kubuntu system 🤷♂️
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.
It doesn't "come to the package manager". Your package manager retrieves it from the repository. So the question is: What repositories do you have enabled?
Tell us you don’t know what a flatpak is without telling us you don’t know what a flatpak is.
i know what a flatpak is, a third party app provider for gnu/linux that works in any distro!!
Also, the quickest way to get new software versions, in most cases.
Cool, glad you know that. Were you also aware that by running Linux Mint, you are tied to Ubuntu LTS releases? This would mean major revisions in software upgrades only come with next major releases of Mint. So that leaves you with flatpaks, snaps, or PPA repositories, or building it yourself. LTS releases designed this way so that you run known stable versions of pretty much everything. Switching to a rolling release distro would bring you what you want more quickly, but at the cost of more potential hiccups... but I say potential, because problems might never arise.
You kids are savage today, the hell?
Tell us you know nothing about running Linux and rely on app stores for your software.
Tell us YOU know nothing about running Linux, especially Mint, which is based on Ubuntu LTS releases, meaning it won't get gimp 3.0 until the next major release, and so a flatpak, snap, or PPA with an unreliable release cadence are the only ways to get it before then unless you compile it yourself. Seriously dude, pull your head out.