GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 795654
Windows installer doesn't allow to change installation directory
Last modified: 2018-05-24 19:37:11 UTC
I'm trying to install GIMP 2.10 using the official Windows installer. Currently I have GIMP 2.8 installed to "c:/program files/GIMP 2.7" and GIMP 2.10RC2 installed to "c:/program files/GIMP 2.10". I pressed install and to my horror it started installing right into "c:/program files/GIMP 2.7", overwriting my GIMP 2.8. Thankfully I managed to get it back. However there seems to be no option to change the installation directory in the installer. I want to install it over the RC version.
I agree with Timofei's opinion. Now, On OS-Windows, GIMP Can not support x86 Machine. So, To handle xcf files on both environments (x86 - x64), We must use GIMP 2.8 and GIMP 2.10! Therefor, We must Two Installed GIMP are active... PS: Dear Timofei, Thanks for supported the Script, AnimStack! :)
Well, my reasons for having 2 versions installed were: 1) bug 788910, so I need 2.8 for anything involving text 2) I feel like performance is slower on 2.10 when I'm using a lot of layers, but I haven't properly tested it yet. But now I realized I also need old versions installed to support the scripts I wrote for GIMP 2.8 (AnimStack, BGMask etc.). I haven't properly tested them in the new version either.
I got a solution! On cmd.exe as Administrator, Run ROBOCOPY (Copy from 'GIMP 2' To 'GIMP 2.8') Prompt On Japanese Windows 10 version 1803 cmd.exe -------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.1] (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\WINDOWS\system32>dir "c:\program files\gimp*" ドライブ C のボリューム ラベルは OS-SSD です ボリューム シリアル番号は 8C3C-6110 です c:\program files のディレクトリ 2018/04/30 21:57 <DIR> GIMP 2 2018/03/29 21:51 <DIR> GIMP 2.10 2017/09/07 19:30 <DIR> GIMP 2.9 0 個のファイル 0 バイト 3 個のディレクトリ 71,580,262,400 バイトの空き領域 C:\WINDOWS\system32>rem "gimp 2 dir. is installed stable 2.8.22" C:\WINDOWS\system32>rem "try old gimp kept, installing new one!" C:\WINDOWS\system32>ROBOCOPY "C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2" "C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2.8" /S /DCOPY:T ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOCOPY :: Windows の堅牢性の高いファイル コピー ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 開始: 2018年5月7日 23:59:42 コピー元 : C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2\ コピー先 : C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2.8\ ファイル: *.* オプション: *.* /S /DCOPY:T /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 新しいディレクトリ 0 C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2\ 新しいディレクトリ 0 C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2\32\ 新しいディレクトリ 49 C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2\32\bin\ <中略> 新しいディレクトリ 1 C:\PROGRAM FILES\GIMP 2\_off\ 100% 新しいファイル 12.1 m libgs-8.dll ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 合計 コピー済み スキップ 不一致 失敗 Extras ディレクトリ: 499 499 0 0 0 0 ファイル: 6391 6391 0 0 0 0 バイト: 321.30 m 321.30 m 0 0 0 0 時刻: 0:00:39 0:00:34 0:00:00 0:00:05 速度: 9762346 バイト/秒 速度: 558.605 MB/分 終了: 2018年5月8日 0:00:21 C:\WINDOWS\system32> -------------------------------------------------- End Prompt If You Have DeskTop Icon, Change The Executable Path and Work Directories Path. Then, Install by Running gimp-2.10.0-setup-1.exe Now, 2 GIMPs (2.8.22 and 2.10.0) are alive in one machine. :)
So this is effectively the same as bug 795853 (meaning the installer is working as intended).
Dear Michael Schumacher, thanks for your reply. :) (Comment 4) Yes, I think so, Now. The current installer is a right way. The old version isn't necessary to be registered into operasion-system, it only to exist in environment, sufficiently. my solution is exceptionally. :)
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