The themes that come with Gimp are unreadable to me.
I downloaded a new theme.
I read the readme, but it is confusing.
How do I install the theme?
Thanks.
If everyone one is busy, I can post this on AskUbuntu.
Hi, @fixit7
I confess that I know nothing about "Gimp themes". Nevertheless, for several reasons, I strongly recommend AGAINST downloading and/or installing anything from any "random" web site (such as that link that you've included in your first post in this discussion topic that seems to point to a file in a Russian file sharing website).
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Download the tarball, extract in current dir (~/Downloads) You will see there is a "for GIMP" folder with dirs inside. The README says, copy the 2 dirs into .gimp-2.0/, then run gimp and tell it the new theme. I dont use gimp, I just explained the README.
for GIMP
Uniform+GIMP and Uniform+white-red-GIMP move to .gimp-2.0/themes
Gimp - Edit - Options - Theme - Uniform+GIMP - Ok
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I installed gimp (sudo apt install gimp). It brought in gimp 2.10. Started gimp, exited gimp. I do not see a ~/.gimp-2.10/ dir. I can move the folders as described even though the README says Edit | Options but that should be Edit | Preferences. In Preferences there is a themes dir but its location is somewhere else.
The system-wide location is /usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/ but a user location could be /home/andy/.gimp-2.0/themes/ I never used gimp; I don't have time to figure it out.
Someone who knows gimp could help.
ps. I second Ric's opinion about Russian websites.
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My gimp is under home/andy/.config/gimp/
When I try to extract it there, it shows no .config directory.
That is why I asked for it to use thunar instead of Caja.
If you d/l the tarball in Downloads/ extract it there. Then open the "For GIMP" folder and cp those two folders into /home/andy/.config/gimp/2.10/themes/
Start gimp, Edit | Preferences. At very bottom, open folders + sign where you can tell gimp which folders to use.
Caja or Thunar work equally well.
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Thanks Pavlos.
ps. I second Ric's opinion about Russian websites.
The website was recommended on Ask Ubuntu.
I consider myself a very careful person.
I do not start with assuming that many websites are harmful.
I made some changes to my Thunar's custom actions.
Now I can not go to a terminal for the current directory.
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Just because someone posted a site on an Ubuntu-related forum, that does not mean that the site is trustworthy.
You should try to find a tool that offers "Web-of-Trust" reporting of site-associated risk, so that you have a wider peer-reviewed rating associated with various unknown sites.
This can offer some suggestions, but you need to do your own research for a tool that works for you.
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You might want to re-read my post.
If you trust nothing, you gain nothing.
Without trying to be rude ... ditto!
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We live in a Cyber Security World; Trust but Verify.
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