# GIMP 3.0 RC in ROCKY LINUX 9.5

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-9\
**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038 "2024-12-30T15:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JiPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/jipi/32/5020_2.png) [@JiPi](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/JiPi)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/1 "2024-12-30T15:55:19Z")

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Why put GIMP 3.0 RC version in ROCKY LINUX ?  
This OS has the reputation of only publishing perfectly stable applications and OS.

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**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/2 "2024-12-30T16:06:53Z")

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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.

```auto
[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.

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**Author:** ![JiPi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/jipi/32/5020_2.png) [@JiPi](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/JiPi)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/3 "2024-12-30T17:43:50Z")

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2.99 is not stable. I prefer the 2.10

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**Author:** ![gerry666uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@gerry666uk](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/gerry666uk)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/4 "2024-12-30T19:10:17Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/5 "2024-12-30T19:16:47Z")

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Well you get the package version that RHEL releases. Since Rocky is based on RHEL, we have the same version. Get used to it.

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**Author:** ![FrankCox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/frankcox/32/1572_2.png) [@FrankCox](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/FrankCox)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/6 "2024-12-30T19:22:04Z")

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> [@gerry666uk](#):
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> When you say “not stable”, can you clarify exactly which operations are not stable?

The initial gimp screen says “Unstable development version”.

Whether it’s actually unstable or not, I can see why people would find that scary.

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/7 "2024-12-30T19:23:22Z")

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> [@FrankCox](#):
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> 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.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/gimp-3-0-rc-in-rocky-linux-9-5/17038/8 "2025-02-28T19:23:24Z")

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