resynthesizer gimp-python Linux ubuntu 20.04 all files to install

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I write this because today I almost got stuck installing the Resynthesizer plugin, and its dependencies so if it can help some one to not run across internet for a while....
Using my wife's laptop for few days now (GIMP 2.10.30 PPA from Panda Jim, Ubuntu-MATE 20.04.4 LTS just updated her laptop system yesterday after a year without update)
... and I saw that I did not have the resynthesizer plugin in GIMP, heal selection, heal transparency...

So I downloaded linux-resynth-2.03.zip from @rich2005 (thank you so much Rich) there ➤ https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-2...1#pid11261
Did not work.... yet, nothing in the menu. You can let everything in the GIMP's plugin directory (no worries it will work, later   ).

I did check "Python -V" Python 2.7.18 was there, so it's not python2
So trying to install gimp-python...

Code:

sudo apt install gimp-python

But Ubuntu removed it from the apt list, no more, nada, finish  
I did found this discussion https://discuss.pixls.us/t/gimp-python-n...4/17769/21 but the links got a 404 error
Looks like Ubuntu get some pleasure to make it difficult for us...

Finally after some searches, I did found what's missing.
I downloaded from ➤ http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/po...e/p/pygtk/ near the bottom python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb
and the gimp-python from debian ➤ https://packages.debian.org/buster/amd64...n/download

Once you've downloaded all and BEFORE installing any thing ➤ You do need to install first

Code:

sudo apt install python python-cairo python-gobject-2

Then in that order Or with GDebi

Code:

cd Downloads
sudo dpkg -i python-gtk2_2.24.0-6_amd64.deb

and only then you can now install gimp-python (or with GDebi)

Code:

sudo dpkg -i gimp-python_2.10.8-2_amd64.deb

Then I opened GIMP and resynthesizer (that I left in the plugin directory) was finally there and working just fine on my test photo.