Re: [Gimp-user] Most current version of GIMP

[Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com>]

On 09/24/2016 07:24 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * FPC Music Ministry <astrydom fpcbentonville org> [09-24-16 05:55]:
> > In order to ensure I have the latest version of GIMP, should I uninstall previous versions before downloading 
> > and installing the most recent version?
> >
> > I currently have 2.8.4 on my computers.

Whether you need to uninstall previous versions probably depends on what 
operating system you are running. On Linux your package manager takes 
care of making sure there are no file clashes between the old and new 
versions.

On Windows, at least for Partha's builds (http://www.partha.com/, 
right-hand column notes - Partha has 2.8.14 available for 64-bit 
Windows), yes you should uninstall the old version (the portable version 
can be run without interfering with previous installations).

If you have a lot of custom settings in your configuration folder, you 
might want to make a backup of the config folder. People running GIMP on 
Windows would hopefully have more details.

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> returning this to you per your posted instructions although i find it
> impossible to completely comply as i do not have possession of many of the
> copies.  if this was not your intention, you should post w/o the *stupid*
> trailer, or stop using work related product for personal reasons.

Trailers such as the above do seem oddly out of place when posted to an 
open mailing list that's duplicated many times over on many servers.

But it's entirely possible that the OP uses GIMP at work and *for* work, 
so assumptions to the contrary aren't really warranted.

If someone else already answered the OP's original question, please 
excuse my two-cent's worth!

Elle
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