Hello erroneus, On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:02:29 +0200 erroneus <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote:
> I've been looking all over but there are just no CentOS (or RHEL for that > matter) packages for the latest version of GiMP. Compiling from source > doesn't even seem to be a good option either as it looks as if it will break > the whole OS the way things are set up. > Why would it? Just compile using "./configure --prefix=/opt/gimp-2.8.x" (for example) and install under a separate prefix. No need to install directly under /usr . Hope it helps. Regards, Shlomi Fish > This is no way to build an application! Applications and OSes should never > be tied so closely together. > > I like GiMP 2.8 for Windows a lot and would prefer to run it under CentOS as > that is my main desktop OS. I have given up on Fedora because of the unholy > abomination GNOME has become. > > What is a CentOS user to do? We want a stable and consistent OS and user > experience without having to reload/update everything after less than a year, > and if I want to run a current version of Libre Office, there is no trouble. > I can do that. If I want a current version of Firefox, I can do that. But > GiMP? Nope! > > Why would developers choose to shut us out like this? > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Favourite FOSS - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/favourite/ <ew73> VB.NET is all of the fun of enforced privacy OO with all of the power of BASIC. — Freenode’s #perl Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list