Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2.6 on Fedora Core 3 (Re: Gimp-user Digest, Vol 31, Issue 22)
On 4/18/05, Asif Lodhi wrote: > Thanks for the help, Owen. I did exactly as you advised and 2.2.6 is > running on my system now. However, I am afraid I might get into run-time > errors. If ./configure said it's ok, then it's ok. Don't be afraid. Enjoy your new gimp :) > I have not yet tried the "yum update" method recommended by Steve as > running configure with a different "prefix" did work. You should at least run yum update gtk2* to avoid severe speed problems when opening an image. yum will download the relevant binary rpms from redhat with all their dependencies and install them. yum update gimp-* will install the latest redhat update for gimp (2.2.4, but I guess soon there will be a 2.2.6 there...). With yum you can keep your system updated and I advise you to do so. > Is it safe to carry out a "yum update" exercise from root? Or, can I also > do it from a normal user account? > yum update will install the relevant updates (issued by redhat) for your machine. It will work only if you are root. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2.6 on Fedora Core 3 (Re: Gimp-user Digest, Vol 31, Issue 22)
-- On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Asif Lodhi wrote: > Thanks for the help, Owen. I did exactly as you advised and 2.2.6 is running > on my system now. However, I am afraid I might get into run-time errors. If > this is not the case then why are there so many precautionary > dependency-related instructions in the INSTALL file that comes bundled with > the tar.gz? I would like to know what trade-offs I made by not following the > instructions given in the INSTALL doc and installing the gimp 2.2.6 without > installing any of the latest packages (from sources) mentioned in INSTALL. If it installed and is working, don't worry about the latest and greatest. Normally the Gimp team will tell you when an upgrade is mandatory. > > I have not yet tried the "yum update" method recommended by Steve as running > configure with a different "prefix" did work. I visited Red Hat's website > page listing the gimp binaries once again but there are no 2.2.6 binaries > over there. May be the "yum update" method downloads the relevant sources to > your machine, analyzes all the dependencies and configure/make/make_installs > all the files over the Internet. Any comments? > > Is it safe to carry out a "yum update" exercise from root? Or, can I also do > it from a normal user account? Sorry I have no idea about fedora, and presumeably yum update is an automatic update procedure from Red Hat. If Gimp is working now my gut feeling is to leave well alone. However my guess yum updating libraries like GTK wont break your gimp. Owen ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2.6 on Fedora Core 3 (Re: Gimp-user Digest, Vol 31, Issue 22)
Thanks for the help, Owen. I did exactly as you advised and 2.2.6 is running on my system now. However, I am afraid I might get into run-time errors. If this is not the case then why are there so many precautionary dependency-related instructions in the INSTALL file that comes bundled with the tar.gz? I would like to know what trade-offs I made by not following the instructions given in the INSTALL doc and installing the gimp 2.2.6 without installing any of the latest packages (from sources) mentioned in INSTALL. I have not yet tried the "yum update" method recommended by Steve as running configure with a different "prefix" did work. I visited Red Hat's website page listing the gimp binaries once again but there are no 2.2.6 binaries over there. May be the "yum update" method downloads the relevant sources to your machine, analyzes all the dependencies and configure/make/make_installs all the files over the Internet. Any comments? Is it safe to carry out a "yum update" exercise from root? Or, can I also do it from a normal user account? Thanks and best regards Asif On 4/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Send Gimp-user mailing list submissions to gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.eduDate: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:42:05 +1000 (EST)From: Owen Cook < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.eduCc: Asif Lodhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2.6 on Fedora Core 3 OK, go to your gimp-2.2.6 directorytype ./configure --help and have a read, even it it means little You will see how to install in another prefix, example./configure --prefix=/opt will configure so that it is built in /opt If it doesn't work, you wont harm anything, so you have little to loseHTHOwen--Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:32:53 +0300From: Steve Stavropoulos < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Asif Lodhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.eduSubject: Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp 2.2.6 on Fedora Core 3Redhat updated gimp to 2.2 shortly after the release of fedora 3. Yourbest chance to get this working is to run yum update gimp* This willdownload and install gimp 2.2.4 and any other software needed. (I _strongly_ suggest to also do a yum update gtk2*)--
