How to Install Gimp 2.8.16 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.04 LTS and Linux Mint Derivative System

Gimp 2.8.16 is released, Install on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open source application that provides users with a free alternative to commercial image editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter.

It’s a sophisticated application, specifically designed for image retouching and editing or for creating stunning digital paintings using state-of-the-art functionality. The application can be used for photo montages, free-form drawing, image conversion, cropping, resizing, as well as more complex tasks.

Features at a glance

Key features include support for layers, layer masks and channels, color management, automation, basic image editing, paths and selections, filters, scripts and plugins. Supported operating systems include Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

While the program can import and export JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, SVG, and ICO image file formats, it can also read PDF and PostScript documents, as well as various other file formats from well known applications like Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paint Shop Pro.

A wide range of built-in filters will allow users to blur, enhance, distort, render and combine images, as well as to add shadows, borders, noise, maps, animation, and alpha to logo effects. In addition, the plugin architecture can be used to extend the default functionality of the application.

What News on Gimp version 2.8.16 :

Core:

Seek much less when writing XCF
Don’t seek past the end of the file when writing XCF
Windows: call SetDLLDirectory() for less DLL hell
Fix velocity parameter on .GIH brushes
Fix brokenness while transforming certain sets of linked layers

GUI:

Always show image tabs in single window mode
Fix switching of dock tabs by DND hovering
Don’t make the scroll area for tags too small
Fixed a crash in the save dialog
Fix issue where ruler updates made things very slow on Windows

Plug-ins:

Fix several issues in the BMP plug-in
Make Gfig work with the new brush size behavior again
Fix font export in the PDF plug-in
Support layer groups in OpenRaster files
Fix loading of PSD files with layer groups

General:

OSX build system fixes
Bug fixes

How to Install Gimp 2.8.16 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint Derivative System

To Install Gimp 2.8.16 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems via PPA, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands: