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Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine Peregrinus 16 Jun 02:14
  Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine rich2005 16 Jun 08:20
   Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine Pat David 16 Jun 18:40
    Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine Peregrinus 19 Jun 08:04
   Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine Peregrinus 19 Jun 08:12
2017-06-16 02:14:39 UTC (almost 7 years ago)
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Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running Windows 7 professional.

I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from machine to machine as required.

The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them to work no matter where I install them.

I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in preferences

c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins and
c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on instructions in online posts

Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct folder?

So far, nothing works .

All of the SCM files that came with the installation are installed in this folder Gimp Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\scripts

Help please

Thanks Peregrinus

rich2005
2017-06-16 08:20:06 UTC (almost 7 years ago)

Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running Windows 7 professional.

I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from machine to machine as required.

The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them to work no matter where I install them.

I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in preferences

No you did not.

c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins and
c:\users\username\gimp
portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick

I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp
Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on instructions in online posts

Who told you to do that? Bad information.

Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct folder?

No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.

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Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?

If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is Gimp 2.8.22

Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the Gimp Preferences dialogue.

In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins entries.

The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.

On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new folders***

GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.

The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached screenshot.

For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins

For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place but make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32 bit Windows application.

Pat David
2017-06-16 18:40:43 UTC (almost 7 years ago)

Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

Everything Rich already said. We also have it posted on our tutorials page for reference:

https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Asset_Folders/

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 9:37 AM rich2005 wrote:

I have installed give the 2.8.2 portable onto a machine running Windows 7 professional.

I have installed gimp onto a memory stick so that I can move it from machine to machine as required.

The base installation works fine and I have no difficulties with that part of it. However when I tried to install plug-ins, I can't get them to work no matter where I install them.

I have installed them in the location specified by the plug-in preferences

No you did not.

c:\users\username\gimp portable\GIMPPortable\data\.gimp\plug-ins and
c:\users\username\gimp
portable\GIMPPortable\App\gimp\\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick

I have also copied them to in various obscure folders on the memory stick we gimp is installed eg Gimp
Portable\GIMPPORTABLE\data\\.gimp\.geg-0.0\plug-ins based on instructions in online posts

Who told you to do that? Bad information.

Do I have to do something in addition to copying them to the correct folder?

No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.

-------------

Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?

If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is Gimp
2.8.22

Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the Gimp
Preferences dialogue.

In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins entries.

The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.

On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new folders***

GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.

The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached screenshot.

For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins

For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place but
make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32 bit
Windows application.

Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/614/original/locate.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/615/original/installed.jpg

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2017-06-19 08:04:33 UTC (almost 7 years ago)
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Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

Everything Rich already said. We also have it posted on our tutorials page
for reference:

https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Asset_Folders/

Pat, thank you very much for the additional information. I have upgraded to 2.8.22 as you suggested. Thank you very much

Regard

Cameron

2017-06-19 08:12:59 UTC (almost 7 years ago)
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Installing GIMP plugins on a Widows 7 Machine

No you did not.
Wrong place, needs to be on the memory stick Who told you to do that? Bad information. No, with a caveat regarding compiled plug-ins.

-------------

Is the version, Gimp 2.8.20 rather than 2.8.2?

If it is 2.8.2 I recommend dumping that and getting the latest, which is Gimp 2.8.22

Determine the location of the default scripts / plug-ins folders in the Gimp Preferences dialogue.

In Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders then the scripts or plug-ins entries.

The plugins entry is shown in the attached screenshot.

On your ***memory stick*** in the gimp installation, ***make two new folders***

GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\plug-ins (note the '-') and GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\scripts.

The obvious: scripts - something.scm go in scripts see: attached screenshot.

For plugins: something.py go in plug-ins

For compiled plugins, something.exe / something.dll go in the same place but make sure you use **32 bit compiled** plugins. This portable Gimp is a 32 bit Windows application.

Hi Rich,

thank you so much for the clear and concise information you supplied to me, I really appreciate the time and effort involved.

It's been grandson weekend and with four of them, i did not get a chance to implement your suggestions, but will do soon.

I have upgraded to 2.8.22, so thank you for that.

Once again, thanks for all your efforts

Regards

Cameron