Gimp doesn't start

Nathan Brazil nb at bitaxis.com
Wed Nov 28 06:01:42 UTC 2018


Or, try downloading a native package from https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Btw, Gimp now runs natively on OS X, no X11 is required.

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> On Nov 27, 2018, at 6:34 AM, Vincent Habchi <vince at macports.org> wrote:
> 
>> macOS mojave 10.14.1.
>> 
>> I did a port install gimp. In the end the icon is there in the Apps launcher. Clicking on the icon results in nothing happening.
> 
> Try to launch it from Terminal and look for error messages.
> 
> Say, like, typing a line like this at the prompt (note that “Gimp.app” is a wild guess):
> 
> /Applications/MacPorts/Gimp.app/Contents/MacOS/Gimp.app (use the TAB key to trigger autocompletion)
> 
> Also, did you install X11? I’m not 100% certain, but last time I checked GIMP still needed X11 to run.
> 
> V.
> 



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