Hello erroneus,
On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:02:29 +0200
erroneus <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been looking all over but there are just no CentOS (or RHEL for that
> matter) packages for the latest version of GiMP. Compiling from source
> doesn't even seem to be a good option either as it looks as if it will break
> the whole OS the way things are set up.
>
Why would it? Just compile using "./configure --prefix=/opt/gimp-2.8.x" (for
example) and install under a separate prefix. No need to install directly
under /usr .
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> This is no way to build an application! Applications and OSes should never
> be tied so closely together.
>
> I like GiMP 2.8 for Windows a lot and would prefer to run it under CentOS as
> that is my main desktop OS. I have given up on Fedora because of the unholy
> abomination GNOME has become.
>
> What is a CentOS user to do? We want a stable and consistent OS and user
> experience without having to reload/update everything after less than a year,
> and if I want to run a current version of Libre Office, there is no trouble.
> I can do that. If I want a current version of Firefox, I can do that. But
> GiMP? Nope!
>
> Why would developers choose to shut us out like this?
>
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