Using Flatpak To Run A 1996 Version Of The GIMP On Modern Linux
A developer has created a Flatpak package that allows users to run the 1996 beta version of GIMP on modern Linux systems. The project includes necessary patches and plugins to preserve the software's original functionality and UI quirks.
Why it matters
It serves as a case study in software preservation and the utility of containerized formats like Flatpak for legacy application support.
Although there’s probably no good reason to want to run image editing software from 1996 other than for nostalgia’s sake, if you ever wanted to run the GIMP version 0.54 from back when Windows 98 was still called Windows 97, you can do so now from the comfort of a modern-day Linux desktop. What enables this is a Flatpak version of a beta release , assembled by [balooii] for everyone’s enjoyment.
The article is a technical report on software development and preservation.
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