Happy news to us that GNU Image Manipulation Program now almost reaches version 3.0. This long time favorite application of us, also known as GIMP, is in rapid development stages and the Release Candidate or RC versions are already available for us to download and test (and report bug if we found any issue). As a part of the happy news, now GIMP 3.0 is officially available also as AppImage! For that reason, we can try it out as quickly as downloading and double-clicking it without removing the existing version installed. While we're all waiting for GIMP 3.0 RC to finally reach 3.0 stable, now let's start trying it out!

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This tutorial will help you install GIMP image editor on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat". GNU Image Manipulation Program or GIMP is an advanced photo retouching free software that works in the same fields to Adobe Photoshop. Below we offer you step by step procedurs to get GIMP running on your Ubuntu machine as well as an alternative method via Snap if you want a development version newer than what you can get with default method. We also included our tutorial series "GIMP for Authors and Beginners" so you can start learning quickly. Lastly, we would love to say thank you The GNU Project and The GIMP Project for developing the best desktop free software we are using for many years today. Now let's start installing it and happy editing!

(GIMP 2.10.36 running on Ubuntu Noble editing its official wallpaper "Monument valley" by orbitelambda with customized left and right panel)

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Powered with latest technology of Free Libre Open Source Software aka FLOSS, comes with a brand new logo, got fantastically enjoyable user interface and experience, while being fast and ready to empower your computers, here's a pre-release overview of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish. We really found Ubuntu changed bravely this time with Snap adoption and Gimp re-inclusion. We'd love to discover these things for our beloved readers. Happy reading!

(Jammy Jellyfish beta running on ThinkPad laptop)

New Ubuntu Logo and Splash Screen

(Jammy in action on a local coffee shop)

New Jellyfish Wallpaper and User Interface

By the name Jammy Jellyfish, now we saw Ubuntu got a pink jellyfish as wallpaper! The user interface is now faster, more responsive, enjoyable to use thanks to its GNOME 42 desktop technology. This means end user will enjoy computing they need with fresh feelings.

(Aww, it's now Jellyfish!)

New Screenshot Tool

Thanks to GNOME 42 technology, now Ubuntu got a brand new screenshot tool. It's simpler, easier to use, and really refreshing to take as many as screen captures as we want. Not only that, it can also take screencast, or a video record of your screen activities.

(Taking screenshot on Jammy)

New Software Center

This is brave decision: Ubuntu Software now officially adopted Snaps. This means end users who install applications through Ubuntu Software will get them in Snap format from Snap Store not in DEB format from Ubuntu DEB repository anymore. However, experienced users can still install DEB packages normally by using APT or Synaptic.

(Software displaying 0 A.D. game with Snap versions displayed as drop down without any of DEB version)

New User Guide Look

The user manual documentation also got a refresh on its visual. This will help end users to find the most basic helps, as the ones placed on top, namely how to get started with desktop, how to run apps, and how to shutdown.

 

New Dark Theme

Many hard workers will love this: now Ubuntu features dark mode built-in! As an addition, Jammy also includes color themes choices as well as another rich options to its user interface. As reviewer, we're reminded to Deepin OS while first time looking at these.

(Dark mode!)

New Office

Ubuntu Office also known as LibreOffice got freshly updated to version 7.3. Its user interface is nicer, more polished, and it looks so cool with Ubuntu's dark theme.

(Writer, Calc, Impress with Notebookbar user interface enabled under Ubuntu dark more look just so matched)

Welcome Back, Gimp!

Lastly on this overview. Yes, Gimp, the Ubuntu Image Editor, is now included again on Jammy Jellyfish after many years since the golden era of GNOME 2. They're now a family again on Jammy. This means end users can edit and retouch their photos right within Ubuntu without needing to add any application.

(Gimp editing one of Jammy wallpapers with several UI adjustments)

Conclusions

Finally, we think this pre-release Ubuntu Jammy is really nice and we'd love to wait for the official release. We'd love to say thanks for Canonical and The Ubuntu Developers for making pre-release as enjoyable as this. We hope Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will release successfully and get worldwide reception. Thanks and see you next time!

Further Readings

Jammy Jellyfish Release Notes

Download page of pre-release Ubuntu images

GNOME 42 Release Notes

LibreOffice 7.3 Release Notes

 

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This is a collection of suggestions you can practice right after installing Guix GNOME System. Let's start!

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elementary OS is a fast replacement to Windows or macOS. It comes with basic apps you need without ones you don't. Because of that, several standard apps like LibreOffice not included by default. This article presents you the apps and guide to install them to help you every time you have new elementary OS. We hope this would be useful to you!

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This list collects popular computer applications which are free software (also known as libre software) licensed under GNU GPL license. You will find here Blender 3D, VLC, WordPress, GNU OS itself and The Penguin Kernel, among others, including how to install the apps on Ubuntu. Let's share!

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GNU Image Manipulation Program or more popular as GIMP is a professional graphic editor everyone can get freely. Its 2.10 version is a big change compared to prior versions. So after you installed it on Ubuntu perhaps you will need some adjustments. Here is a summary of things useful to do for you. 

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This is tutorial to edit photos with text using computer program GIMP. This explains the basics of writing and editing text you can apply over all your photos you they can accompany your text documents you are working on. This is the eighth aka the final part of GIMP for Authors the series. I am happy to publish this one. Enjoy editing!

This tutorial explains how to combine pictures into one using computer program GIMP. This involves your already learned techniques namely selecting, moving, and resizing, plus one new technique called layering where every new picture added becomes a layer and layers are organized in a stack. Just like before, this tutorial is also accompanied with a one minute video showing the procedures. In case you forgot it, this is part of the GIMP for Authors the series. Enjoy editing!

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In this tutorial you will learn to change format of photos with computer program GIMP. This means you can transform a picture from any format to JPEG, PNG, PSD, TIFF, BMP and many more. This includes making color photo into black and white too. Just like before, this tutorial also accompanied by a one minute video practicing it. Finally so you won't forget it, this tutorial is part of the GIMP for Authors the series. Enjoy editing!

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In this tutorial to will learn to censor photos using computer program GIMP. This is part of a mini series GIMP for Author – so then you can conceal digital information for your articles like faces, passwords, emails, bank accounts, and anything. You will reuse techniques you learned from the basics part. to select and save the pictures. You will get examples and exercises again here. Happy editing!

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On your computer, with GIMP you can resize pictures easily to later accompany your texts with them. I present you here how to do that using Scale Tool and either manually or numerically shrink a picture. Below is a one minute video followed by explanations and exercises you can download. Don't forget this is the 4th part of GIMP Guide for Authors. Happy editing!

On your computer, with GIMP you can emphasize pictures in colorful ways. You can make red rectangle or ellipse to focus your readers to a point in a picture. Of course you can use blue, green, orange, and other colors too. It is easy to do once you know how. I present you here a new video again followed by short explanations, an example, and exercises. Lastly, don't forget that this tutorial is a part of GIMP Guide for Author. Happy editing!

With GIMP on your computer, you can crop pictures easily. The pictures are then can be inserted into your writing documents. I present you below a video and an explanation to do that. This article is one part of GIMP Guide For Authors. Happy editing!

Crop

• Crop tool on toolbox.
• Shift+C on keyboard = crop.
• Tools > Transform Tools > Crop on menubar = crop.

Exercises

• Aurora Borealis (JPG) - try to crop the aurora without the trees.
• Logotype (JPG) - crop the ZORIN wordmark like video above.
• Hot Air Balloons (JPG) - crop the baloons without the sky.
• Hexagons (JPG) - crop some deeper levels hexagons.
• Mountain Lake (JPG) - crop the water without the mountains.

In this article you will learn about GIMP also known as GNU Image Manipulation Program the professional free computer image editor which is famous as Photoshop alternative. With it you can edit photos, pictures, logos, and screenshots quickly for your authoring works. For example, GIMP is good for cropping and resizing photos as well as annotating and combining pictures. I present you here an introduction, how to obtain it for your computer, running it for the first time, enjoying the application environment, and making your first work. This article is the first part and all parts will be listed in GIMP for Authors started June 2020. Enjoy!

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With this article you can turn Ubuntu Focal Fossa into a full professional graphic design system. This enables mass resize pictures by one click. You are given 2D and 3D graphic editing tools for both raster and vector types including animation suite and video production. For photography, I include here darkroom tools and camera management software. Last but not least, I also include a game engine which is able to produce cross platform video games. I listed them here alphabetically with necessary information I think important placed under every name. All applications below are free software. I hope this article will be useful for you. Happy designing!