Why put GIMP 3.0 RC version in ROCKY LINUX ?
This OS has the reputation of only publishing perfectly stable applications and OS.
Gimp is not 3.0 RC in Rocky Linux 9. Not entirely sure where you’re seeing 3.0 RC in Rocky Linux, but it is certainly not in our repositories.
[root@xmpp01 ~]# dnf info gimp
Last metadata expiration check: 3:23:28 ago on Mon 30 Dec 2024 05:42:18 AM MST.
Available Packages
Name : gimp
Epoch : 2
Version : 2.99.8
Release : 4.el9_3
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 19 M
Source : gimp-2.99.8-4.el9_3.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : GNU Image Manipulation Program
URL : http://www.gimp.org/
License : GPLv3+ and GPLv3
Description : GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image composition and
: editing program, which can be extremely useful for creating logos and other
: graphics for web pages. GIMP has many of the tools and filters you would expect
: to find in similar commercial offerings, and some interesting extras as well.
: GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations
: and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all
: with multi-level undo.
2.99 is not stable. I prefer the 2.10
When you say “not stable”, can you clarify exactly which operations are not stable? Gimp is the front-end, but most of the operations use libraries.
Well you get the package version that RHEL releases. Since Rocky is based on RHEL, we have the same version. Get used to it.
The initial gimp screen says “Unstable development version”.
Whether it’s actually unstable or not, I can see why people would find that scary.
Yeah had that in Fedora 41 recently, and have had 2.99 in other distros, all have been stable as anything.