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 Post subject: Switched to Linux Mint need help
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 3:09 pm  (#1) 
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Windows 10 expired. I like a lot of other people switched to Linux. Gimp seems to work well but I am lost. How do you add scripts and plugins in Mint? Windows you just went to program files and added them them to gimp[ and the file you wanted them in. Can you add plugins and scm files in Mint or do they have to be Linux filters? I saved a lot of my favorite plugins and scm files but will they work? and brushes can I just add them?Is there a Linux help page? I didnt see one Thanks


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 Post subject: Re: Switched to Linux Mint need help
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 5:22 pm  (#2) 
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All directories in Linux are a subset of a forward slash. In Windows they are a subset of a backslash. Linux is like a big mansion where you have access to every room without a bunch of creeps controlling you. So you are logged in as a regular user (rather than admin) and if your local login is 'norsman' then your local gimp directory is /norseman/.config/GIMP/3.0 etc.

The dot in front of .config makes it a hidden folder. Gimp versions are listed after 'GIMP/'. Check it out? This is where scripts and plugins go. Of course they all work because Linux runs the net and the majority of smart phones (android) and TV's. Scripts/plugins need to be executable before they can be used.

Best thing about Linux/unix is that what you learn stays as knowledge (mostly). Files are grouped by what they do, not by endless random obfuscations and corporate welfare schemes.


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