Krita team announced a new version 4.3.0, it is a bugfix release and new features are added to this, all the users are requested to upgra...
Krita team announced a new version 4.3.0, it is a bugfix release and new features are added to this, all the users are requested to upgrade to this version.
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.
Features of Krita
- User interface
- Brush stabilizers
- Pop-up Palette
- Brush engines
- Wrap-around mode
- resource manager
Changelog in Krita 4.3.0
For the complete changelog refer the link
So how to install Krita in Ubuntu / Linux Mint?
It can be installed on Linux using 2 ways- From Official PPA
- From Appimage
Method 1: Official PPA
Step 1: Add the official repo to your systemsudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppaStep 2: Update the repos
sudo apt updateStep 3: Install krita 4.3.0
sudo apt install krita krita-l10n
Method 2: Install krita from Appimage
Step 1: Download the appimage from their official download page or use the below commandwget http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/kde/stable/krita/4.3.0/krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimageStep 2: Give executable permissions to the file as root
chmod 755 krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimageStep 3: Execute the file
./krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimageNow Krita will startup
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