* Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-09-08 12:52]: > Thank you Patrick.
:^) > A Q. for bhaaluu: maybe I can help > Then when I untar, woulnd't the old files overwrite the new Gimp? The > new SuSE install will give me the latest Gimp -- I'd hate to overwrite > the new version with the old. no, since your new install with have a newer version of gimp, ie: ~/.gimp-2.2/ vs ~/.gimp-2.4/ BUT, for the new version of gimp to see and import your brushes, the tar ball would need to be extracted and in place *before* you install the newer gimp for the install to *import* old settings/etc., iianm. > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, bhaaluu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't think a GIMP install is distro-specific? > > However, to be on the safe side, why not make and save a tarball > > of the entire ~/.gimp2.2 directory? > > > > [~]$ tar -czvf gimp2.2.tar.gz ~/.gimp2.2/ > > > > That command, if executed from your home directory (which is where .gimp2.2 > > is probably located) should make a tarball of the whole .gimp2.2 directory. > > My gimp 2.3 offers additional paths to brushes, environment, .... that are selectable, so you may be able to un-tar and then restart gimp and open configuration to add the prior elements/paths. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
