How to update gutsy with GIMP from hardy?

[Kent Paul Dolan]

Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:06:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Kent Paul Dolan <xanthian at well.com>

>> From: "Tommy Trussell" <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>

>> There IS an official process for running newer
>> versions in an older Ubuntu -- it's called
>> "Backports"

>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports

> Thanks, Tommy, that's exactly what I needed to hear.

> Now to go see if GIMP is in the list of Backported
> packages.

Well, the bad news is, GIMP hasn't been backported
yet. The good news is, there are two open bug
reports requesting that it _be_ backported.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/baltix/+source/gimp/+bug/157642
https://gugs.launchpad.net/gutsy.backports/+bug/164795

Guess I'll wait, and keep doing my GIMPing in WinXP$
for now.$
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xanthian.$
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