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MrKitty

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i cant install gimp :-(
« on: July 09, 2014, 10:43:55 PM »
i just want to install gimp but i cant i dont understand i have never had problems installing it in any other os i tryed to take a screen shot but i dont know how to edit it to fit the size peramiters without gimp :-(((((( says it cant install libgs9 or ghostscript

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Re: i cant install gimp :-(
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2014, 03:50:21 AM »
I am not on watt atm so can not check what happens here if I try to install gimp. Can you please post a terminal output of why it cant install libgs9 or ghostscript?
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Re: i cant install gimp :-(
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2014, 04:54:05 PM »
If this is a new install, click reload in synaptic and mark all upgrades then apply. Then retry your install of gimp.

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Re: i cant install gimp :-( SOLVED
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2014, 06:26:53 PM »
I used

sudo aptitude install <packagename>

I hade to downgrade a bunch of packages to get libgs9 and ghostscript to install then gimp installed right in :-) thanks for your help