org.gimp.GIMP.Manual is old and broken

MyCoffeeCup · July 4, 2025, 10:45pm

the app org.gimp.GIMP.Manual is findable via a command line search, but not from the website. It appears to be for an old version of GIMP (based on version number) and fails to run.

Maybe it should be removed? Or hidden from the command line search?

$ flatpak -u install org.gimp.GIMP.Manual
Looking for matches…

    ID                            Branch          Op         Remote          Download

[✓] org.gimp.GIMP.Manual 2.10 i flathub 138.2 MB / 877.8 MB

Installation complete.
gary4@localhost:~$ flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP.Manual
bwrap: execvp /bin/sh: No such file or directory

bbhtt · July 5, 2025, 2:52am

That’s an extension, you don’t “run” extensions with flatpak run. It is supposed to be usable through the main app.

And that particular extension isn’t available for GIMP 3 and isn’t listed as available. You should only install extensions that are available

hub · July 7, 2025, 1:41pm

It was already reported

github.com/flathub/org.gimp.GIMP

Manual for GIMP version 3 not available

opened 12:28PM - 17 Mar 25 UTC

Perkolator

After updating to version 3, the GIMP manual is not working anymore. Running `f…latpak uninstall --unused` after update, wants to uninstall `org.gimp.GIMP.Manual` (also gnome platform 46 and GMic plugin (which needs to be re-installed, selecting branch 3)). Trying to re-install the manual, `org.gimp.GIMP.Manual` (branch 2.10, the only one available (same as the one that removed)) is installed (as "pinned" = won't get removed by `flatpak uninstall --unused` command anymore) and GIMP v3 won't use that. Was this planned that the local manual is dropped completely and only online manual can be used with GIMP 3?