plugin v3.3.1 not visible in menu. gimp 2.10.6 ubuntu16.10

[cesarpachon]

I read the comments about problems seeing the plugin in the file menu, after upgrading gimp. I removed old version, installed latest version of plugin (v3.3.1), reset GIMP, but keeps invisible for me.. I am using ubuntu 16.10

[khalim19]

Check if there is a file named export_layers/error.log. If so, paste the contents here.

What was the previous plug-in version you were using?

When upgrading, did you also clear the parasiterc file? GIMP must not be open when editing the file as the file gets overwritten after GIMP closes.

What directory was the plug-in installed in? GIMP 2.10 changed the default plug-ins folder location.

Also double-check if both the file and the export_layers folder were copied to the plug-ins folder.

[cesarpachon]

hi @khalim19 thanks for the quick reply!

1. I didn't found any error.log file inside the export_layers folder.
2. I am not sure about the previous plug-in version, I removed both the export_layers and export_layers.py and override with latest one.
3. I didn't removed the parasiterc file, but checking it, it only has a couple of comments, either with gimp opened or closed.
4. the directory for plugins is ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/plug-ins, in this folder there are both the export_layers.py and the export_layers folder.

[khalim19]

Thanks for the information, looks like the previous plug-in version somehow interfering with the new version is not the problem.

A couple of other things to check:

• Run Filters -> Python-Fu -> Console. The Python version should be 2.7.
• Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Plug-Ins and check if the directory ~/.config/GIMP/2.10/plug-ins is listed. If not, add the folder and restart GIMP.

If the plug-in still doesn't display in the File menu, then you could try installing GIMP 2.10.8 (flatpaks or AppImages should be available).

[essarefess]

I've been having this same issue for a while, and just found the reason (and solution), on this forum thread.

It turns out that GIMP (from the Ubuntu repository) no longer marks the gimp-python package as a dependency, only recommended. I just installed it, and now export-layers works fine!

[Elmapul]

still not working for me ubuntu 18.04 here

[kamilburda]

Closing this issue due to inactivity.

Using an AppImage or flatpak GIMP installer should make Python plug-ins work, including Export Layers. The official GIMP site provides a flatpak. A custom-made AppImage for Ubuntu 22.04 is available e.g. here.

If you need to use a package manager instead, I found an installation guide for GIMP Python plug-ins applicable for Ubuntu 20.04. It appears this fails for later versions of Ubuntu such as 22.04, though.