[ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimpsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. Any advice? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. Any advice? Regards Nige First , if you're not confident, leave it alone. :) However, you can install ppa-purge which will allow you to roll back to official packages if the PPA packages don't work as expected, or messes up dependencies: $ sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp This way you can try it without much risk. I'm running with that PPA in Quantal and it works fine for me. :) J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. First try sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If that does not do it then what do you see if you run, in a terminal apt-cache policy gimp and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list Colin Colin Any advice? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 07/10/12 13:21, Colin Law wrote: On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. First try sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If that does not do it then what do you see if you run, in a terminal apt-cache policy gimp and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list Colin Colin PPA's should create a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ This ppa creates on at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-precise.list I think Kev Any advice? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:45, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. Any advice? First , if you're not confident, leave it alone. :) However, you can install ppa-purge which will allow you to roll back to official packages if the PPA packages don't work as expected, or messes up dependencies: $ sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp This way you can try it without much risk. I'm running with that PPA in Quantal and it works fine for me. :) J Apologies, I didn't read the question. :( J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
