How to install Gimp Heal Plugin?
 

Hello,

I would like to install the Heal tool (and all other tools coming with it) included in the Resynthesizer package:
https://github.com/bootchk/resynthesizer

As described, I installed gimp-plugin-registry from the repository. I can see now many new plugins in my Gimp 2.10.8, for example the resynthesizer module. I can use it without any issues.

But under Enhance are not new tools. No heal tool, no uncrop, no sharpen, no enlarge.

I tried to copy the plugin py files manually into the plugin folders (under home and under usr) and made them executable. It did not help, still no heal tool.

I tried search for a solution, but most threads about that topic are 5 years old.

a heal tool is already part of gimp, no need to install. also sharpen (a filter).

But as far as I know, the heal tool is a "tool", just like the Photoshop heal tool. It must be used manually. But what I want is something like the Photoshop "content aware fill". Filling large parts of the image with just one click. I think that's what the heal plugin is for.

Heal is different then "Resysenthizer"

from your first post it looks good so far
it " should " work.

i am guessing there is an error in the source build

lets start from the top
step 1)
grab the master from github

step2)
there is a "aclocal.m4" in the source folder

needed for autotools to make a configure script
run
i am guessing this IS what you did


PS.
i have been using resynthesizer for MANY MANY years .
since before it was on github -- aprox 2005 ish
http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/resynthesizer


if the above is what you have done

i can uninstall and post a step by step install guide if needed
as i recall the scripts are NOT auto installed

so to me that sounds like everything is ok.
apparently you seem to be sure that there's something missing still.
please do not assume that evrybody knows about this package.

maybe you're looking in the wrong submenu?

I found the solution! I didn't have Python support for Gimp installed. Perhaps that's the standard in the MX Linux repos? I don't know how it works... I just know, Python wasn't supported out of the box. I ran:
sudo apt install gimp-python
And now I have all I need! Thank you all for your answers!