[Gimp-user] Background textures

[foggycreek <forums gimpusers com>]

I have bought and downloaded some background textures.
My problem is that I can not figure out where to put them once I unzip the file.
I want to use them in Gimp 2.6, but where do I copy and paste them to.
Once this is accomplished, how do I open them in Gimp?
This is probably very basic, but I am new at this stuff and need help PLEASE. Thank you very much!  :)

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