>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? >> I checked Distrowatch for Centos:Ridiculous,Their Gimp is at 2.6.9 while the last in the 2,6 series is 2,6.12. I've been using Gentoo since december 2003 after trying a lot of distro's. Go to their website and check out the Handbook. It has a steep learning curve but the reward is commensurate. You'll be able to install and compile anything you may want. Gerard. >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ >My Favourite FOSS - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/favourite/ ><ew73> VB.NET is all of the fun of enforced privacy OO with all of the power >of BASIC. — Freenode’s #perl >Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- gerard82 (via gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
