[kiwi_2005]

With Gimp install its all about compile man, get your l33t skills out and compile that mother Although i would of thought there would be a easy window version installation. There must be...

Compile as a normal user using: ./configure && make and then as root make install

Here for info
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/instal...html#comp-inst

Stable version (2.2.x)

• A recent version of pkg-config is needed and you can grab them at http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/
• GTK+ 2.4.4 or better (Gimp Toolkit). The GIMP toolkit can be found at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/ GTK+ 2.4.4 also needs the following packages. (Either the version listed or newer)
  • GLib 2.4.5
  • Pango 1.4.0
  • ATK
• PangoFT2 a Pango backend that uses FreeType2 (Make sure you have FreeType2 installed before installing Pango). Downloads can be found at http://www.freetype.org/
• libart2 Grab the module libart_lgpl out of GNOME CVS or fetch the tarball from ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libart_lgpl/

GIMP Compilation and Installation

After grabbing the GIMP distribution, you are ready to compile and install. The main site for the latest offical GIMP distribution is ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/ but you should consider using one of the mirrors listed on the download page.
GIMP makes use of the Gimp Toolkit (GTK+) and other libraries that must be installed first. Look in Requirements above to find out more.
Stable version (2.2.x)

• A recent version of pkg-config is needed and you can grab them at http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/
• GTK+ 2.4.4 or better (Gimp Toolkit). The GIMP toolkit can be found at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/ GTK+ 2.4.4 also needs the following packages. (Either the version listed or newer)
  • GLib 2.4.5
  • Pango 1.4.0
  • ATK
• PangoFT2 a Pango backend that uses FreeType2 (Make sure you have FreeType2 installed before installing Pango). Downloads can be found at http://www.freetype.org/
• libart2 Grab the module libart_lgpl out of GNOME CVS or fetch the tarball from ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libart_lgpl/

GIMP Compilation and Installation

After grabbing the GIMP distribution, you are ready to compile and install. The main site for the latest offical GIMP distribution is ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/ but you should consider using one of the mirrors listed on the download page.
GIMP makes use of the Gimp Toolkit (GTK+) and other libraries that must be installed first. Look in Requirements above to find out more.
Compile as a normal user using: ./configure && make and then as root make install
If all goes well, a good while later, you will have a brand spanking new GIMP to play with. Unfortunately, it has been rumored that it isn't always that easy. So, here are a few common problems and some solutions ...
For some more specific info, you may want to read the INSTALL file from the main GIMP distribution.
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If all goes well, a good while later, you will have a brand spanking new GIMP to play with. Unfortunately, it has been rumored that it isn't always that easy. So, here are a few common problems and some solutions ...
For some more specific info, you may want to read the INSTALL file from the main GIMP distribution.