Installing the plug-in Resynthesizer in Gimp 2.10.30 running in Linux Mint 21.2 is not as straight forward as it seems. The root of the problem, it seems, is that Resynthesizer requires Python 2. However, Python 2 has been dropped on Linux Mint 21.2 in favour of Python 3. But luckily there is a work-around thanks to some very clever people on the Internet.
Anyway, this is how I got Resynthesizer (and thus Heal Selection) working on Linux Mint 21.2 for Gimp 2.10.30, as of 21st February 2024.
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Install Gimp via Linux Mint's "Software Manager".
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Download and install Resynthesizer executable into the local gimp plug-in directory (usually ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/plug-ins)
(description can be found in this forum thread https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Gimp-2-10-Resynthesizer-Linux?pid=11261#pid11261)
The rest of the Resynthesizer Python scripts can be found in the folder PluginScripts at github.
Make sure all downloads are executable (via the command line, I use the "chmod 664").
I could have compiled the Resynthesizer executable myself, but I didn't.
- Download and install 'gimp-python2-overlay-launcher-ubuntu22.04.AppImage' (a 27.2 MB download)
In the description (scroll down to the 25 Apr 22:22 announcement) it says:
"These AppImages launch a system installed Gimp and add Python2.7.18 and MathMap. This solution loads Gimp without changing the operating system. They are intended for current systems @ June 2022"
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Test your setup by launching the downloaded Gimp launcher AppImage from 3. It works for me.
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