Anyone would know how critical it would be to preserve exif data when an edited image is exported as JPEG. To elaborate on essentials, for example, Gimp out-of-the-box doesn’t come with EXIF support. In this post, we’ll compile Gimp 2.8.2 with some essential libraries/ plugins.
My intention in this post and a similar (to be followed) is to create a reference for building the essential image editors required for any photographer using Linux. For the rest of us, we need to install it from scratch because PPAs are not available. If you have Ubuntu 12.04 upwards, you need just 3 lines of code to install Gimp 2.8 via the terminal. However, just like most current linux software, there is no straightforward installation of v2.8.x for those of us who do not fancy a new operating system every 6 months in the linux ecosystem, if we have made the OS customized to our needs and concentrate on actual work, we are a minority.
That, and a host of other improvements, make it a “must-have” in any photo editor’s desk. The GNU Image Manipulation Program has just turned awesome with its single window mode in v2.8.
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