07-25-2017, 01:39 PM
(07-25-2017, 12:55 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: On Windows, when you install 2.8 over 2.6, the 2.8 installer upgrades the 2.6 profile to 2.8, but if you have 2.8 and install 2.6, they will coexist.
I have done that before, 2.6 to 2.8 and 2.8 to 2.9 you have watch out for Gimp profile migration or be prepared to sort out all the junk from the new profile and of course the new install removes the previous version.
So it is install Gimp 2.8 then (re)install Gimp 2.6
Quote: And if you install two 2.8.x version you can have them use different profiles by setting the GIMP_DATA_DIR for at least one of them.
Thanks for that. Must try it in Windows.
Linux, I am ok with using 2.9 appimage for now, that is very convenient. I keep it on a data partition. It does unpack into /tmp but that is not persistent. The 2.9 profile is in ~/.config so that is permanent.
I did a 2.9 compile one time and that installed to home. Not so keen on all that junk in my home folder
plus all the dev packages that are needed.