I am familiar with GIMP but not so much plugins. I am using Linux (Ubuntu) and confused because some plugins seem to be for windows only. How do I tell the difference (if there is one)?
Yes, plugins are mostly for linux, and there are some for windows.
Not it depends on what you need, the plugins are more suited for linux because GIMP is originally created for Linux.
This is not correct. The majority of plug-ins on this site is offered in source code for all platforms, and I'd say that the majority of precompiled (from this source code) binaries is for Microsoft Windows.
That's what I thought... my first clue was the mention of C: drive in the install info, and the .exe extension. Is there a way to search the forums for Linux plugins excluding the windows ones?
Linux is very generic, offer and test build for all possible Linux flavors seems quite hard,and time wasting
while all plugin come with the source code so it should be trivial compile them on linux.
...anyway you may easily found build for Ubuntu,( or generically for debian )and sometimes they will work even in other debian based distro.(or viceversa..deb may work in Ubuntu )
For other distro you should search in YOUR DISTRO repositories (not only in the official main one)..or just build it by yourself
PS if you do compile
"Checkinstall" is the most simple tool to get ,when compiling a build that (HOPEFULLY..checkinstall do not check much for dependency,)may work also on other one computers using same distro
if installed use checkinstall is simple as replace the classic
. /configure
make
make install
with
/.configure
make
checkinstall
Then you may even help other sending a note to the plugin developer as
"i compiled your xxxplugin for slackware( or arklinux or red hat or...) and i uploaded the package here..."
Again there are more professional tool then checkinstall to make packages, i just suggest it because most simple and intuitive and because may even (try to) output packages for other distro...
just to clarify
It's hard to find "windows
Yes, plugins are mostly for
This is not correct. The
This is not correct. The majority of plug-ins on this site is offered in source code for all platforms, and I'd say that the majority of precompiled (from this source code) binaries is for Microsoft Windows.
Thank you
Linux is very generic, offer