My instution block downloads from Gimp website

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(04-16-2025, 11:59 PM)Marty0750 Wrote: My institution vets any download I request. Their cyber security system blocked downloads from the  Gimp website. Thus Gimp is not accessible.


By comparison no problem download and install LibreOffice and Irfanview
We tried to access Gimp via Softronic. Blocked access here too.

Any suggestions?

Two cases:

• The PC is yours: connect using another network for download. You can also have someone download it to a USB key for you, and install from the USB key
  
• The PC belongs to the institution: they can manage it however they want. While you can't download from the Gimp site maybe they have a local repository of allowed software from which you can download Gimp. Otherwise maybe it's just a glitch due to a false positive in some virus detection software and if you ask they could reconsider the block. And of course even if you can download you may not be able to install it without adequate privileges on your PC.