Remove Xscanimage Plugin
For : Mepis Linux / GIMP By : je.saist Within recent revisions of Mepis Linux the xscanimage plugin for the GIMP is broken. Running the GIMP can result in the program hanging and generating a memory leak and driving processor usage up. This guide walks through removing the xscanimage plugin. System Components:
Abit NF7-S 2.0 / AthlonXp 2500+ @ 3200+ / 1gig DDR 400mhz 2,2,2,5 / XFX Geforce 6600 GT Asus P5RD2-VM / Pentium4 630 @ 3.45ghz / 1gig DDR2 PC2 667 5, 5, 5, 15 / Sapphire x1800 XT Gateway E-3200 / Pentium III @ 500mhz / 384megs SDRAM 100mhz / Radeon 7500 AIW 1: This is the Mepis-Quickstart-Guide with the currently documented fix for xscanimage. So Brain, where are we going to get new user friendly documentation at this hour? ![]() 2: Left Click on System ![]() 3: We are going up to File System and Left Clicking on File Manager - Super User Mode. ![]() 4: Enter in your /root password and Left Click on OK. ![]() 5: We'll now be taken to /root Hit the upwards pointing arrow. ![]() 6: And we'll now be at / Left Click on usr ![]() 7: Left Click on lib ![]() 8: Allright, we are looking for gimp. ![]() 9: There it is. Left Click on gimp. ![]() 10: Left Click on 2.0. ![]() 11: Left Click on plug-ins. ![]() 12. Scroll to the bottom. ![]() 13: and there is xscanimage. As we can see, something does appear to be wrong here, it's listed a shortcut. ![]() 14: We know the drill though, lets delete xscanimage. ![]() 15: Left Click on Delete to confirm. ![]() 16: The GIMP should now open up without issue now. You can close out of everything now. ![]() Take me back to the Guides. |