Install Gimp 2.7.5 on Ubuntu/Linux Mint (New Release)

Install Gimp 2.7.5 is beta Released for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/11.10 Oneiric/Linux Mint

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

Release notes in GIMP 2.7.5:
User Interface
- Single-Window Mode
- Multi-Column Dock Windows
- More Screen Real Estate For Dockable Dialogs
- Save And Export
- Tools Drawn With Cairo
- Layer Groups
- On-Canvas Text Editing
- Simple Math In Size Entries
- Keyboard Shortcut Changes
=> Since the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+E and Ctrl+Shift+E have been repurposed for the image export mechanisms, new keyboard shortcuts have been setup for 'Shrink Wrap' and 'Fit in Window', namely Ctrl+J and Ctrl+Shift+J respectively.

Note: Latest Gimp 2.8 Available here.

To install gimp on Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install gimp

Here is the site of Gimp. That's it.