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Java Desktop System Release 3 Troubleshooting Guide

1.2 Gimp Is Missing From the Graphics Menu

Platform 

  • Solaris OS for x86 systems

Problem  

Change Request Number: 6209566 

Gimp is not available in the Graphics menu. 

Solution  

Edit the file /usr/share/applications/gimp-2.0.desktop to ensure that the TryExec and Exec variables include the full path to the Gimp binary.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Edit the following file: /usr/share/applications/gimp-2.0.desktop

  3. Change the Exec and TryExec lines to add the full path to the Gimp binary:

    TryExec=/usr/sfw/bin/gimp2.0

    Exec=/usr/sfw/bin/gimp-remote-2.0 %u