gimp2: Unable to read initialization file script-fu.init

[Ken Cunningham]

BTW, there is an email chain here suggesting certain remnants of previous gimp installs left behind might cause this <http://gimp.1065349.n5.nabble.com/Missing-filters-in-GIMP-2-4-5-td9300.html> and  I tried clearing out every remnant of gimp in my home folder until nothing was left:

$ sudo find ~ | grep gimp

but still, no matter what I do:

$ gimp
Unable to read initialization file script-fu.init


seems to me everyone must see this, no?

Ken