Krita team announced a new version 4.0.0 , A major release with major new features and improvements: improved vector tools , SVG suppo...
Krita is a free and open source painting tool for artists, illustrators, matte and texture artists, Krita has been in development for 10 years and recently it came to live and having a good response now.
Its interface is similar to those who worked in Photoshop or the open source tool GIMP software and recently they have added this application in the Steam gaming platform and the steamOS Linux OS also.
What's new in Krita 4.0.0
- New splash screen.
- New Colorize Mask Tool
- Masked brushes
- Overhauled the entire brush set for Krita 4.
So how to install this application in Linux?
It can be installed on Linux using 2 ways- Via Official PPA
- Via AppimaApp image
Krita official PPA supports Ubuntu version from 16.10 or newer
Step 1: Add the official repo to your system
Method 2: Install krita from App image
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppaStep 2: Update the repos
sudo apt-get updateStep 3: Install krita 4.0.0
sudo apt-get install krita krita-l10n
Method 2: Install krita from App image
This method suits for all versions
Step 1: Download the appimage from their official download page or use the below command
wget https://download.kde.org/stable/krita/4.0.0/krita-4.0.0-x86_64.appimageStep 2: Give executable permissions to the file as root
chmod 755 krita-4.0.0-x86_64.appimageStep 3: Execute the file
./krita-4.0.0-x86_64.appimage
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