08-04-2018, 07:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2018, 07:49 AM by rich2005.
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It has been many-many years since I last used VMware having moved on to VirtualBox in linux installations so...A couple of questions.
Are you writing the python scripts in your Mac then importing (somehow) into the ubuntu VM? There could well be 'owner' issues.
A 'buntu VM is just the same as a physical installation, with the OS and application files in 'root' but there will be a 'User' folder (sometimes separate partition) That is where the Gimp "user" resources are held.
It is a hidden folder (1) starts with a dot ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/plug-ins (2) (~ is linux shorthand for 'home') You will need to make hidden folders visible from the file manager.
![[Image: 5e95Lwa.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/5e95Lwa.jpg)
Then in the plugins folder, your python script has to be executable, again use the file manager (1) and check the permissions and 'ownership' (2) , not sure how VMware handles this but can also be changed in the file manager.
![[Image: cNJO4Ih.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/cNJO4Ih.jpg)
Advice on learning to create scripts, others will have good advice.
Are you writing the python scripts in your Mac then importing (somehow) into the ubuntu VM? There could well be 'owner' issues.
A 'buntu VM is just the same as a physical installation, with the OS and application files in 'root' but there will be a 'User' folder (sometimes separate partition) That is where the Gimp "user" resources are held.
It is a hidden folder (1) starts with a dot ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/plug-ins (2) (~ is linux shorthand for 'home') You will need to make hidden folders visible from the file manager.
Then in the plugins folder, your python script has to be executable, again use the file manager (1) and check the permissions and 'ownership' (2) , not sure how VMware handles this but can also be changed in the file manager.
Advice on learning to create scripts, others will have good advice.