On Fri, April 9, 2010 21:11, Alex Bedard wrote: > On 09/04/2010 5:05 PM, concepts wrote: >> On Fri, April 9, 2010 21:01, Jeremy wrote: >> >>> concepts wrote: >>> >>>> Tried that, even with "completely remove" to boot! Nada... >>>> >>>> Thanks anyway >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Not sure we are on same page, I meant to remove the folder under your >>> user /home/youruser/.gimp-2.6 - not the program, but the config files. >>> Removing this resets it to defaults, and as long as you have not edited >>> config files in /etc you will have what is essentially a new install of >>> gimp. >>> >>> # rm -rfv ~/.gimp-2.6 >>> >>> Some of what you describe seems to be how it is supposed to be, you make >>> a new layer from a selection, then can apply filters just to that layer >>> if you like. >>> >>> Bleach-bit? I would stay away from those sorts of things... It is >>> certainly not going to help _solve_ problems. Sounds like a windows type >>> thing :) >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> >> "Complete removal" deletes everything, even the dependencies from the disk. >> There is NOTHING left of the software after that. >> >> I believe that Bleach-Bit is endorsed by Ubuntu Jeremy. It removes orphans >> and >> other things that several other softwares do individually. >> > > In Debian / Ubuntu, a "purge" (aka "Complete Removal") will not delete > the settings folders from your home directory. > > If you open a Terminal: > > cd ~/ > ls -al > > You should see a folder named .gimp-2.6 > > rm -r .gimp-2.6 > > Afterwards relaunch GIMP. > > -Alex Then I shall try that, again.
By the way, the people at gimpuser.org just blame an Ubuntu update for the problem DESPITE my telling them that one of my portables, running EXACTLY all the same software and updates, does NOT have the problem! No news from GIMP devs. -- Omnia quaecumque vultis ut faciant vobis homines et vos facite illis (Mt.: 7,12) _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
