03-07-2021, 09:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2021, 10:00 AM by rich2005.
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Ofnuts answered the question. Do you have the flatpak Gimp installed? Good time for a review: The current options: for Gimp 2.10 assuming a 64 bit linux installation.
ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+...buntu/gimp - there is a version for bionic (& Mint 19)
Common to this 'buntu version there is no python2 support. To add see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Heal-S...4#pid18354
The advantage is this is a 'regular' linux installation all the files are where you expect them. The existing Gimp 2.8 is removed. Most add-ons such as XSANE or gutenprint will work.
ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasc...buntu/gimp
This PPA is 'frozen' but you will get a working Gimp 2.10.14, which might be enough for your purposes.
Flatpak: This is a self contained, sand-boxed, Gimp 2.10 It does come with Python2 support, so those favourite ofnut plugins do work but otherwise divorced from the rest of the operating system ie. no XSANE, no system QT support.
If needed (flathub says not) for Mint 19 LXDE you can install the flatpak system.
Then you need to install the flatpak gimp see: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gimp.GIMP
Recently some flatpak Gimp plugins added such as resynthesizer, gimp_gmic_qt some example commands
You can keep the existing Gimp 2.8
Snap: This is a ubuntu sandboxed Gimp (similar to Flatpak). Seems most users get this by using the 'buntu 'Store' where it installs by default. I have tried it in the past, I would tend to avoid it.
Appimage Several Gimp sub-versions available at the moment from 2.10.10 to 2.10.22 All come with python2 support.
Get the 2.10.22 https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-app...4.AppImage
Classed as a 'portable' version, largely self contained but not divorced from the underlying OS. Download, make executable, you can run it from a terminal (ie dot-slash file.name) or make a shortcut. You can keep your existing Gimp 2.8
This is the one I use all the time and because I use it all the time, I unpack it in a folder see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Unpack...7#pid18717 There is a video there that uses Mint 19
Compile from source This is Ofnuts favoured choice, but it does need expertise and a **lot** of additional .dev packages to install.
ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+...buntu/gimp - there is a version for bionic (& Mint 19)
Common to this 'buntu version there is no python2 support. To add see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Heal-S...4#pid18354
The advantage is this is a 'regular' linux installation all the files are where you expect them. The existing Gimp 2.8 is removed. Most add-ons such as XSANE or gutenprint will work.
ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasc...buntu/gimp
This PPA is 'frozen' but you will get a working Gimp 2.10.14, which might be enough for your purposes.
Flatpak: This is a self contained, sand-boxed, Gimp 2.10 It does come with Python2 support, so those favourite ofnut plugins do work but otherwise divorced from the rest of the operating system ie. no XSANE, no system QT support.
If needed (flathub says not) for Mint 19 LXDE you can install the flatpak system.
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak
sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpakRecently some flatpak Gimp plugins added such as resynthesizer, gimp_gmic_qt some example commands
Code:
flatpak search org.gimp.GIMP.plugin
flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP.plugin.ResynthesizerSnap: This is a ubuntu sandboxed Gimp (similar to Flatpak). Seems most users get this by using the 'buntu 'Store' where it installs by default. I have tried it in the past, I would tend to avoid it.
Appimage Several Gimp sub-versions available at the moment from 2.10.10 to 2.10.22 All come with python2 support.
Get the 2.10.22 https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-app...4.AppImage
Classed as a 'portable' version, largely self contained but not divorced from the underlying OS. Download, make executable, you can run it from a terminal (ie dot-slash file.name) or make a shortcut. You can keep your existing Gimp 2.8
This is the one I use all the time and because I use it all the time, I unpack it in a folder see: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Unpack...7#pid18717 There is a video there that uses Mint 19
Compile from source This is Ofnuts favoured choice, but it does need expertise and a **lot** of additional .dev packages to install.