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I cannot find the "heal-selection-tool" - joppla - 10-16-2023
Hello,
I am not very familiair to GIMP, but I hope somebody can help me.
I use Ubuntu 20.04
I had GIMP 2.10.18
I installed the Resynthsizer plugin
I see now f.e. FX-foundry and Script-Fu
In the map with plugins I see the heal-selection-tool.py and other files from resynthesizer
But when I go to Filters>Enhance> I cannot find the heal-selection-tools that there should be.
That's why I updated Gimp from 2.10.18 to 2.10.34.
But still I cannot find the tool.
I is it replaced to another location? Or is there a setting that I missed anywhere?
Thanks for a reaction
RE: I cannot find the "heal-selection-tool" - Ofnuts - 10-16-2023
See https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Heal-Selection-Missing-from-Gimp-on-Ubuntu-20-04?pid=18351#pid18351
Basically:
- The resynthesize code of the plugin is written in C, but its interfaces (Heal Selection and others) are Python plugins.
- Gimp uses Python v2.7
- Python 2.7 is no longer supported by the Python foundation
- Ubuntu removed Python v2 from the default install, and removed the gimp-python package that depends on it
- So your .DEB-installed Gimp has no python support without extra work (see link above for solutions).
RE: I cannot find the "heal-selection-tool" - rich2005 - 10-17-2023
@joppla
Since you are using Ubuntu 20.04 (..and I still use it on a laptop )
Use the PPA https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+archive/ubuntu/gimp - there are directions on that page to install Gimp, then there is a gimp-python package.
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The gimp-python package is not a dependency, you need to install it either using a package manager or CL sudo apt install gimp-python
Unfortunately not true if/when you upgrade to ubuntu 22.04, then use the appimage from https://github.com/TasMania17/Gimp-Appimages-Made-From-Debs/releases/tag/Gimp-Python2-AppImage-Launchers-for-Linux - I use this for kubuntu 22.04 (..or maybe use a flatpak Gimp which comes with some limitations)
Just a note for linux resynthesizer + python plugins https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-2-10-Resynthesizer-Linux?pid=11261#pid11261