So I open the terminal and force to install the new version via CL sudo dpkg --force-all -i gmic_2.9.6_ubuntu_focal_amd64.deb
Install was fine and G’MIC works great but now I have the software updater which always want to re-install the older package…
My suggestion is not to mix the package from the official repository (here, the v.2.9.2) and from external .deb packages (here, 2.9.6 coming from the website).
Then, I would suggest to:
Uninstall all the gmic-related packages, so you are sure the system won’t try to update it each time.
Install the .deb package corresponding to the 2.9.6 version. As it is a ‘one-shot’ install, the system won’t try to update it afterwards (as it doesn’t have an update source).
This will also avoid dealing with the different flavors of the G’MIC interfaces that are packaged in Ubuntu with different packages. The .deb package from our website contains all the interfaces at once.
Anyway I did autoremove and strange things happened, in GIMP the G’MIC older version (v2.9.2) was still here and working replacing the newer version I did install before, even though there were no more gmic in /usr/bin/
and this time when I install the newer version (from G’MIC website) via GDebi it just told me than a later version is available in the software channel, but this time it let me install it
Once installed, Still the software updater pops-up to ask me to update to a lower version…
I’ve a question, How my system can be confused by 2.9.2 being a bigger number that 2.9.6 ?
and following your suggestion, how can I remove properly all G’MIC things?