(08-02-2021, 06:07 AM)meetdilip Wrote: I am using default 20.04. I wonder whether it is possible to use the latest GMIC and associated features.
Does a default 20.04 support the latest of GIMP ? I am using an App image suggested through this forum. I currently use @rich2005 provided GMIC, which I was told is a custom one and was added manually. The app image is GIMP + plugins. Thanks.
20.04?
Do you mean Ubuntu 20.04? If so it's a LTS, next LTS would be 22.04 (in April 2022),
Actual 20.10 and 21.04 are bleeding edge => NSFW with support for like 6-10 months only, I did the mistake once (upgraded from 18.04 to 19.04, never again, anyway I did prefer 16.04)
Unless you install GIMP via the Ubuntu snap system (Ubuntu is now forcing users to use snap), you might not have the latest GIMP/G'MIC in the Ubuntu store, but you can download/install G'MIC directly from https://gmic.eu
(08-02-2021, 06:07 AM)meetdilip Wrote: I currently use @rich2005 provided GMIC, which I was told is a custom one and was added manually.
OK, It's nice from rich2005 to make one, but I don't understand why, as on the G'MIC website you have everything you need to download, you can download a .deb or the plugin directly (.zip), also you can be assured that's the latest version (you can even try the dev version)
In the end to answer your question, Yes you can use the very latest G'MIC and even the developer version if you like, going back to Ubuntu 18.10... which either your GIMP is an appimage or was installed via a PPA or .deb package