To switch over to the latest version of the software on Ubuntu, run the upgrade command. Running the update command will see the new Krita PPA and detect that a newer version of the software is available. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppaĪfter adding the new Krita software PPA, run the update command. If you’re looking for a more recent version, you’ll need to update it with the official Krita PPA.

The version of Krita in the Ubuntu software sources is relatively recent, but it’s not the absolute latest. Krita is in the official software repositories on Ubuntu, and users can quickly install it with the following command in a terminal. To install Krita, open up a terminal and follow the instructions that correspond to your Linux distribution.

Krita is part of the KDE project and has support for pretty much every Linux distribution out there. New to Linux and in need of a good painting tool? Check out Krita! It’s completely free, open source and has dozens of features to satisfy artists of all types.

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