i know i can use the flatpak version and i did try that one out on my other laptop but, i think it will come to the package manager when some stuff is fixed??? thank you

    • BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.mlEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

      Tell us you know nothing about running Linux and rely on app stores for your software.

      • PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        8 hours ago

        Tell us YOU know nothing about running Linux, especially Mint, which is based on Ubuntu LTS releases, meaning it won’t get gimp 3.0 until the next major release, and so a flatpak, snap, or PPA with an unreliable release cadence are the only ways to get it before then unless you compile it yourself. Seriously dude, pull your head out.

    • adrianhooves@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      71·
      2 days ago

      i know what a flatpak is, a third party app provider for gnu/linux that works in any distro!!

      • PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Cool, glad you know that. Were you also aware that by running Linux Mint, you are tied to Ubuntu LTS releases? This would mean major revisions in software upgrades only come with next major releases of Mint. So that leaves you with flatpaks, snaps, or PPA repositories, or building it yourself. LTS releases designed this way so that you run known stable versions of pretty much everything. Switching to a rolling release distro would bring you what you want more quickly, but at the cost of more potential hiccups… but I say potential, because problems might never arise.

        • adrianhooves@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
          2·
          6 hours ago

          yea i know all that, and that is the reason why stable distros are good for me because everything is familiar and the same way it is always!! i will only update every few years yep. i know ubuntu and mint are the same distro but derivative, one just doesn’t have snaps and has a different color but that’s fine