[HOWTO] Install GIMP 2.7 (with Single Window Mode) on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

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March 30th, 2010 Permalink

GIMP 2.7.1 added Single Window Mode and GIMP 2.7.x can now be installed via PPA. It is available here for Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid. I have Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installed and I installed GIMP 2.7.3 unstable. Here is how you can do it, but if you use it for production, you might want to [...]

GIMP 2.7.1 added Single Window Mode and GIMP 2.7.x can now be installed via PPA. It is available here for Jaunty, Karmic and Lucid. I have Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installed and I installed GIMP 2.7.3 unstable. Here is how you can do it, but if you use it for production, you might want to wait for final stable release.

gimp27screenshot [HOWTO] Install GIMP 2.7 (with Single Window Mode) on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

GIMP 2.7 in Ubuntu

Launch Synaptic Package Manager and click Settings>Repositories>Other Software and then Add

ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn

. Reload the software list and mark for upgrades. That will install GIMP 2.7 and you can enable the Single Window Mode by navigating to Window>Single Window Mode.


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  • Mike

    How do I “mark for upgrades”?

  • admin

    Mike,
    Simply clicking “Mark all upgrades” in synaptic should do it.

  • Mike

    Yeah, figured it out.

    I was going straight to Software Sources. That’s why
    it didn’t make sense.

  • samir

    GimpShop can also be instead of.

  • http://pseudonz.wordpress.com/ Wendy

    Thanks for this – downloading it as I type :)

    @Samir – GimpShop is several versions behind the regular Gimp installation, I’m not even sure it’s being maintained any more.

  • Jayrajkharvadi

    hey,
    Thanks for the tutorial.
    I was wondering if there was a way to install multiple versions of Gimp.
    I mean use gimp 2.6.x for professional work and stile be able to test out the unstable 2.7.x .
    Thanks.

  • FastKitty

    Worked like a charm! Thank you very much.. :D

  • Rizzo Amp

    do you have to have the older version of gimp already installed?