How To Get Gimp 1.2.1 For Debian 2.2r2 ?
Well my snazzy Debian 2.2r2 / KDE 2.1.1 setup is proving so much fun that I'd now like to add what seems to be one of the best goodies for Linux - namely the Gimp. But the Gimp that comes with Potato is ancient (1.0.x), and all reports are to the effect that Gimp 1.2.1 is so much better than any previous release that's it's a waste of time trying anything older. I've hunted around for any 1.2.1 debs for Potato, but haven't found any yet (I can't even find any postings on the topic, which is puzzling ..).. There appear to be 1.2.1 debs in testing and unstable, but they make me nervous ... (not recommended for stable systems ?). So what's the best advice : download tarballs for 1.2.1 from www.gimp.org, grab gtk+ glib from www.gtk.org, and compile everything up ? Does Debian need any patches to the vanilla source for any reason ? Are there any gotchas (particularly for those running KDE rather than Gnome) ? All answers gratefully received. Pointers to debs / HOWTOs / etc. traded for beverage of choice :-) [ PS: I have nothing against KDE's Krayon - haven't tried it yet - will later, but it seems to be at a much earlier development stage ] Nick Boyce Bristol, UK -- Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. --- Frank Zappa
Re: How To Get Gimp 1.2.1 For Debian 2.2r2 ?
I dont know if there are any gimp1.2 binaries for stable. When I was living with teh stable, I just compiled gtk, glib and gimp manually. However, do not fear the unstable :) It's stable enough. Andrei -- First there was Explorer... Then came Expedition. This summer Coming to a street near you.. Ford Exterminator. -- Andrei Ivanov http://arshes.dyndns.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12402354 --
Re: How To Get Gimp 1.2.1 For Debian 2.2r2 ?
Well, I usually do just build gnome/gtk/gimp from source. It seems to give me a bit more control, and if you need the newest, the best way to go (in my opinion) is to build yourself, instead of relying on unofficial debs. Cameron Matheson On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 07:41:02PM +0100, Nick wrote: Well my snazzy Debian 2.2r2 / KDE 2.1.1 setup is proving so much fun that I'd now like to add what seems to be one of the best goodies for Linux - namely the Gimp. But the Gimp that comes with Potato is ancient (1.0.x), and all reports are to the effect that Gimp 1.2.1 is so much better than any previous release that's it's a waste of time trying anything older. I've hunted around for any 1.2.1 debs for Potato, but haven't found any yet (I can't even find any postings on the topic, which is puzzling ..).. There appear to be 1.2.1 debs in testing and unstable, but they make me nervous ... (not recommended for stable systems ?). So what's the best advice : download tarballs for 1.2.1 from www.gimp.org, grab gtk+ glib from www.gtk.org, and compile everything up ? Does Debian need any patches to the vanilla source for any reason ? Are there any gotchas (particularly for those running KDE rather than Gnome) ? All answers gratefully received. Pointers to debs / HOWTOs / etc. traded for beverage of choice :-) [ PS: I have nothing against KDE's Krayon - haven't tried it yet - will later, but it seems to be at a much earlier development stage ] Nick Boyce Bristol, UK -- Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. --- Frank Zappa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
