normally plug-ins appear once added even while gimp is running else Script-Fu refresh. It would seem that PPA for G'MIC now removed will require :sniffle: restarting GIMP
If only there was a save everything as is, saving files to temporary places for a nice, clean, quick GIMP-restart.
oh noes.
G'MIC is MIA
gmic_gimp_linux32.zip extracted to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/gmic_gimp_linux32
allow execute
Good news, /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/gmic_gimp has become existentially challenged!
gimp: preferences: folders: plug-ins: has
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/
above
/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/
G'MIC continues to be MIA
hmmmm let's re-read that readme.
Last ditch I moved gmic_gimp from local installation directory to global installation directory.
I haz joy, but also confuzzledness. Why will G'MIC not appear when placed in local installation directory??