Re: [Gimp-user] Adding Plugin frustration

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 02/24/2013 03:43 PM, Carusoswi wrote:
> I want to add the Resynth plugin package to my Ubuntu 12.10 Gimp 2.8.
> I've located and downloaded the plugin, extracted it, found two plugin folder
> paths that show in the Gimp Preferences Folders box, placed copies of the plugin
> files in each of those folders, but Resynth still does not show up in my Gimp
> 2.8.
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>
> Caruso

As far as I know under Linux plugins are best installed using the 
"gimptool-2.0" utility.

Otherwise start Gimp in a terminal and see of you get any suspicious 
errors...