2.8.2 is in the latest stable release of Ubuntu (12.10 Quantal) http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gimp http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gimp

2.8.2 is in the latest stable release of Ubuntu (12.10 Quantal) http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gimp http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gimp (Not in the latest long support release, but can't really expect that.)