If you have really old kit you could also run https://lubuntu.me a flavor of Ubuntu designed for low spec kit. If you need to still run windows programs you could also use VirtualBox ( https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) and run XP in that environment. I run Ubuntu & Lubuntu they are great on old and new kit.
On 11/05/2018 23:10, Pat David wrote: > As Jernej pointed out, WinXP is really old and a big security risk to > continue running! :( > > Maybe... https://getfedora.org/ or https://www.ubuntu.com/ might be a good > idea? :) > > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 5:54 AM Jernej Simončič <jernej| > s...@eternallybored.org> wrote: > >> On Wed, 9 May 2018 15:16:09 +0100, Jonathan Allen wrote: >> >>> Congratulations to the team on getting 2.10 out. Sadly, I can't use >>> it as it won't install on my WinXP laptop. Where could I get a download >>> that I could use, please? >> You can't - XP has been out of support for years now, and the libraries >> GIMP depends on require functionality that XP (and Vista) don't provide. >> >> -- >> < Jernej Simončič ><><><><>< http://eternallybored.org/ > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gimp-user-list mailing list >> List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org >> List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
