I installed Gimp-2.9 on yet another different install.
It's still called goat invasion but the splash image has changed.
Haven't done much testing yet.
Gerard.

I think something is wrong with his nose. must have told a lie, lol

As I see it he has a goat leg in his right eye.
Gerard.

lol how original

I liked the older flying? goats splash better.
Is there a tarball link Gerard?

This,as always,is from git.gnome.org Rod.
I don't think there are any tarballs yet.
So far I got everything working except printing with gutenprint.
I get an error about "direction" which I never had before.
And the sluggishness is still there.
Gerard.

And one thing is worrying (Ubuntu 64 bit):
In mode Precision 16/32bit integer GMIC and UserFilter does not work ...
From my favorite (in these modes) only works MathMap - but much more slowly

What's the difference between 2.8 and 2.9? I'm guessing that it only comes in linux too.

2.9 will eventually become 3.0.
It's available as "git"sources so you can compile it for any platform you want.
Linux,Mac,Windows just compile it for those and make sure you have all the libraries like gtk and python for instance.
Of course Linux is easiest since it comes with those libs by default.
Gerard.