Re: [Gimp-user] saving brushes

2008-07-09 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* 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.

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Re: [Gimp-user] saving brushes

2008-07-09 Thread bhaaluu
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you Patrick.
> A Q. for bhaaluu:
> 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.

As someone else pointed out, when you install The GIMP 2.4, it looks for
the old Gimp 2.2 directory, and if it finds it, it asks you if you want to
keep your old settings, otherwise, it writes a new directory. Wouldn't
Gimp 2.4 install itself in ~/.gimp2.4 ???

If you make a tarball of the ~/.gimp2.2/ directory, when you untar it, it
will create ~/.gimp2.2/ and put the tarball contents in that
directory. So you'll
probably have two gimp directories: .gimp2.2 and .gimp2.4.

The tarball is just a backup.

To see where a tarball will put its contents, without untarring
anything, do this:

[~]$ tar -tzvf gimp2.2.tar.gz

The 't' option means 'test'. You can also pipe it to 'more':

[~]$ tar -tzvf gimp2.2.tar.gz | more

Hopefully helpful.
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>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, bhaaluu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > (I apologize if this gets on the list twice.  I mailed the question
>> > an hour and a half ago, and think I may have done something wrong,
>> > as I don't see it yet.)
>> >
>> > I'm re-installing my OS (Linux, SuSE11) and I want to make sure I don't
>> > lose
>> > the
>> > Gimp brushes I've created.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me what file I should back up, to make sure I get all
>> > the
>> > brushes?
>> >
>> > This is version 2.2.10 of Gimp.
>> >
>> > Thanks much,
>> > Helen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > using Linux, SuSE 10
>>
>> Hello Helen,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Hopefully helpful.
>> --
>> b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m
>> Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
>> Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!
>
>
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] saving brushes

2008-07-09 Thread Helen
Thank you Patrick.
A Q. for bhaaluu:
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.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, bhaaluu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > (I apologize if this gets on the list twice.  I mailed the question
> > an hour and a half ago, and think I may have done something wrong,
> > as I don't see it yet.)
> >
> > I'm re-installing my OS (Linux, SuSE11) and I want to make sure I don't
> lose
> > the
> > Gimp brushes I've created.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what file I should back up, to make sure I get all the
> > brushes?
> >
> > This is version 2.2.10 of Gimp.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> > Helen
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > using Linux, SuSE 10
>
> Hello Helen,
>
> 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.
>
> Hopefully helpful.
> --
> b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m
> Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
> Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!
>



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Re: [Gimp-user] saving brushes

2008-07-09 Thread bhaaluu
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> (I apologize if this gets on the list twice.  I mailed the question
> an hour and a half ago, and think I may have done something wrong,
> as I don't see it yet.)
>
> I'm re-installing my OS (Linux, SuSE11) and I want to make sure I don't lose
> the
> Gimp brushes I've created.
>
> Can anyone tell me what file I should back up, to make sure I get all the
> brushes?
>
> This is version 2.2.10 of Gimp.
>
> Thanks much,
> Helen
>
>
>
> --
> using Linux, SuSE 10

Hello Helen,

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.

Hopefully helpful.
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Re: [Gimp-user] saving brushes

2008-07-09 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-09-08 11:49]:
> 
> I'm re-installing my OS (Linux, SuSE11) and I want to make sure I
> don't lose the Gimp brushes I've created.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what file I should back up, to make sure I get all
> the brushes?
> 
> This is version 2.2.10 of Gimp.

I would think:  ~/.gimp-2.2/brushes/

but I'm still on openSUSE 10.1..
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