Gimp does not recognize Darktable or RawTherapee

[KnowNothing]

I am running a laptop with Ubuntu and when Gimp updated it quit working with Darktable.  I have subsequently uninstalled all three programs and reinstalled them in various orders and Gimp will not open Raw files and does not show either Darktable or RawTherapee as import options.  Also does not appear to allow a person to enter either program as an import option.  I am not a programmer (I can barely take pictures), and virtually every web search just says  install the programs and they will work together.  NOT TRUE.  Most of those searches don't even relate to the new version of Gimp.  What is most perplexing is that My previous setup was working perfectly and the update to Gimp 3 was automatic but dropped any functionality with Darktable.

[Ofnuts]

(03-28-2025, 08:39 PM)KnowNothing Wrote: I am running a laptop with Ubuntu and when Gimp updated it quit working with Darktable.  I have subsequently uninstalled all three programs and reinstalled them in various orders and Gimp will not open Raw files and does not show either Darktable or RawTherapee as import options.  Also does not appear to allow a person to enter either program as an import option.  I am not a programmer (I can barely take pictures), and virtually every web search just says  install the programs and they will work together.  NOT TRUE.  Most of those searches don't even relate to the new version of Gimp.  What is most perplexing is that My previous setup was working perfectly and the update to Gimp 3 was automatic but dropped any functionality with Darktable.

You have to set up DT/RT as a Gimp plugin , which means copying/linking some file-darktable executable into Gimp's plug-ins directories.

Personally, given the time I spend in Darktable, I find it better to open the file in the Darktable app, and, once I'm happy with that part of the processing, pass it to Gimp. In DT5 at least you can export the file directly as a 32-bit FP Gimp XCF.