Installing GIMP / GIMPshop

Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by pink.gumdrops, Sep 19, 2010.

Most Liked Posts
  1. pink.gumdrops, Sep 19, 2010

    pink.gumdrops macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 1, 2010
    #1
    So tonight, I tried to install GIMP. I downloaded it and everything, and dragged it into my Applications folder, and it seemed like everything was fine, until I tried to launch the app. When GIMP started bouncing in my dock, X11 started and a sort of text document came up. So, I tried to delete it and re-download it, to no avail.
    Then I tried installing GIMPshop, to see if that would be any different. I guess you could say it was: when I tried launching that, X11 opened and it quit GIMPShop.

    I am running a brand-new MacBook Pro 2010 OS X 10.6.4.

    I'm pretty sure I downloaded the right version of GIMP (2.4.10 for Mac 10.6.x GIMP / 2.2.11 GIMPshop - actually, looking back on that website, it looks like it's only compatible with OS X 10.3 & 10.4), but is there something else I should have done before I tried to open it? Does anyone know anything I can do to get GIMP to work? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. :)
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  2. LPZ, Sep 19, 2010

    LPZ macrumors 65816

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2006
    #2
    Get the most recent version available from here. And be patient the first time you open Gimp, as the initial startup is a bit slow.

    2.4.10 is old. The link above provides 2.6.10.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  3. Michaelgtrusa, Sep 19, 2010

    Michaelgtrusa macrumors 604

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2008
    #3
    Gimpshop is long dead, don't bother it has not been updated for years.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  4. bingbauer, Sep 24, 2010

    bingbauer macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Sep 24, 2010
    #4
    I dwn loaded GIMP 2.6.10 and X11 X11 1.1.3 - XFree86 4.4.0 onto my mac (OS X 10.4.11) Both are on my computer but I do not have a menu bar for GIMP and heard that is because I need to make X11 my foremost app or something. I have no idea how to do this. Or how to make this program work. Help pleeezzz...
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  5. LPZ, Sep 24, 2010

    LPZ macrumors 65816

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2006
    #5
    To make X11 your foremost app you should probably just click on the X11 dock icon.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page