Install Krita 4.3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 / 18.04 LTS / Linux Mint

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 system

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Step 2: Update the repos

sudo apt update

Step 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 command

wget http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/kde/stable/krita/4.3.0/krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimage

Step 2: Give executable permissions to the file as root

chmod 755 krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimage

Step 3: Execute the file

./krita-4.3.0-x86_64.appimage

Now Krita will startup