The default GIMP package that comes with Ubuntu 12.04 is 2.6. However, if you’d rather have the latest version 2.8 here’s how you can get it.
- Remove the existing GIMP package.
sudo apt-get autoremove gimp gimp-plugin-registry<br />
2. Add the unofficial GIMP 2.8 PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp<br />
3. Update your sources and install GIMP 2.8 package.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gimp<br />