Archives For November 30, 1999

Drawpile, free open-source collaborative drawing program, announced new 2.2.1 release yesterday!

This is the first update for the 2.2 release series that comes with numerous bug-fixes, as well as some new features.

The server now implements WebSocket support, which is available with the --websocket-port and --websocket-listen options. And, it’s improved with some new actions including:

  • allow limiting the maximum number of users per session
  • allow owners to kick users not connected to a session
  • Disconnect user who tries to log with wrong password many times.
  • Send keepalive messages from the server, if the client indicates support for it.

The new Drawpile 2.2.1 also added experimental support for high-DPI interface scaling, optimize classic brush calculation to make them much faster, and allow toggling performance-related canvas view settings to avoid slowing down in some systems.

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Drawpile, the free open-source collaborative drawing program, finally released version 2.2.0.

It has 11 Beta testing versions in 2023 until the new final release. And, Drawpile 2.2.0 can work along with users on the old 2.1 version.

This new version is compatible with sessions hosted by 2.1, so you can still draw with everyone that’s on the old version.

Drawpile 2.2.0 is a big release but with only few server features. It now allow setting web admin auth through DRAWPILESRV_WEB_ADMIN_AUTH environment variable. While, the --web-admin-auth parameter takes precedence.

Most others are bug-fixes. They include:

    • Fix pressure-less mode not work with pens on Android.
    • Remove duplicate port from displayed network address.
    • Keep focus on brush sliders when typing into them.
    • Give the timeline dock a sensible minimum height.
    • Properly update current layer fill source when switching layers.
    • Apply chosen interpolation to pasted images.
    • Load PSD files and import Drawpile 2.1 animations on Android.

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For users of Krita digital painting software, there’s a bad news that the Krita Lime PPA is abandoned. The repository page is even removed!

Krita Lime PPA was the ‘official’ (definitely not, but maintained by volunteer) package source in Krita’s website until the app switching to AppImage. It maintained the most recent packages for Ubuntu users who are sticking to the native .deb package.

The PPA recently announced the deprecation note: “The Krita Lime PPA has been deprecated. Please use official AppImage packages from the official Krita site instead“, and completely removed the PPA page.

How to Remove Krita Lime PPA:

If you still have the PPA in your system, you may remove it either by using “Software & Updates” utility under “Other Software” tab.

Remove PPAs via Software & Updates tool

Or, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run command:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:kritalime/ppa

In case the previous methods do not work, you can manually remove the source and key files by running command in terminal:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*kritalime* /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/*kritalime*

And finally update package cache via sudo apt update command.

Get most recent Krita package via other methods:

There are a few other choices to install or update the software package. Choose one of them that you prefer.

Option 1: AppImage

Krita website now provides the latest package for Linux via AppImage package.

It’s a single non-install executable package. Like some exe/msi for MS Windows, user can simply double-click to run the package to launch software. Though, AppImage runs in sandbox.

First, go to the software website via the link below and click download the AppImage package:

Once you got the package, right-click on it and select “Properties” and enable “Allow execute file as program” checkbox under Permissions tab. Finally, click run the package to launch Krita.

Tip: Ubuntu 22.04 does not support AppImage out-of-the-box, run sudo apt install libfuse2 in terminal to enable it.

Option 2: Flatpak

Flatpak is another package format works on most Linux and runs in sandbox. Krita website also refers to this package, though it’s maintained by the community.

The downside of Flatpak package could be that a small app can require quite a few hundreds MB downloads for run-time libraries.

1. First, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install the daemon package:

sudo apt install flatpak

2. Next, add the Flathub repository which hosts the package:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

3. Finally, install Krita as Flatpak using command:

flatpak install flathub org.kde.krita

After installing the package, user may try to update it at any time by running command:

flatpak update org.kde.krita

(Optional) To remove the Flatpak package, use command:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.kde.krita

And clean up useless runtime libraries via flatpak uninstall --unused

Option 3: Other Ubuntu PPAs

If you insisting on using the native .deb package, keep an eye on the 2 others PPAs below:

  • KUbuntu Backports PPA – It’s one of official KUbuntu PPAs that contains Plasma desktop, KDE apps, which also updates Krita packages.
  • UbuntuStudio PPA – It’s the official PPA for Ubuntu Studio contains most recent Krita along with other app packages for recent LTS (meaning Ubuntu 22.04).

NOTE: Both of the PPAs do not update as soon as a new release is out, but build packages once in a while.

Krita 4.2.8 was released a few days ago as a new bug-fix release with a lot of work done on vector shapes, the transform tool and, especially, saving on Windows.

Krita 4.2.8 includes following bug-fixes and/or improvements:

  • Save the preferences when closing the preferences dialog.
  • Save the last used export settings.
  • Possible to save the “All” tag as the current tag.
  • Show the correct blending mode in the brush preset editor.
  • Remove “Show Decorations” option from the transform tool.
  • Remove the CSV export filter
  • Rewrite “auto precision” option in brush preset editor.
  • Make Separate Channels work.
  • Disable adjustmentlayer support on the raindrop filter.
  • Possible to use .kra files as file layers.
  • Fix Rec2020 display format.
  • Add hi-res input events for pan, zoom and rotate.
  • Always ask Windows to synchronize the file systems after saving a file.
  • Fix wrong aspect ratio on loading SVG files.
  • And many crashes, and other bug-fixes, improvements.

How to Install Krita 4.2.8 in Ubuntu:

The Krita Lime PPA has built the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then upgrade Krita via Software Updater:

or run command one by one in terminal to install or upgrade the painting software:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install krita

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Krita, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove krita krita-*

Digital painting software Krita 4.1.5 was released yesterday. The new release features much improved support for scaling on hi-dpi or retina screens, and many bugs fixed.

Krita 4.1.5 release highlights:

  • Associate Krita with .ico files
  • Auto-update the device pixel ration when changing screens
  • Disable autoscrolling for the pan tool
  • Disable drag & drop in the recent documents list
  • Disable zoom-in/out actions when editing text in rich-text mode
  • Do not add template files to recent documents list
  • Do not allow creating masks on locked layers.
  • Do not close the settings dialog when pressing enter while searching for a shortcut
  • Fill polyline shapes if some fill style was selected
  • Fix Tangent Normal paintop to work with 16 and 32 bit floating point images
  • Fix a problem with namespaces when loading SVG
  • Fix an assert when right-clicking the animation timeline
  • Fix autohiding the color selector popup
  • Fix canvas scaling in hidpi mode
  • Fix the overview docker
  • Fix the shift-I color selector shortcut
  • Fix unsuccessful restoring of a session blocking Krita from closing
  • Import SVG files as vector layers instead of pixel layers
  • Improve spacing between canvas input setting categories
  • Make it possible to select the SVG text tool text has been moved inside an hidden group and then made visible again
  • Support fractional display scaling factors

How to Install Krita 4.15 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 19, do following steps to install the latest release from Krita Lime PPA.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from software launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Type your user password (no asterisks feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then upgrade Krita via Software Updater:

or run command in terminal to install or upgrade the painting software:

sudo apt install krita

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Krita, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove krita krita-*

Download Appimage for Ubuntu 16.04

For Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18.x, grab the appimage from the link below:

Then right-click and make the appimage file executable from its ‘Properties’ dialog. Finally run the file to launch Krita.

The latest Krita digital painting 4.1.3 is finally available to install via Krita Lime PPA. Ubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19, and Ubuntu 18.10 are supported so far.

Krita 4.1.3 is a pretty important release includes about a hundred fixes. All users are urged to update as soon as possible.

For Ubuntu 18.10, Krita 4.1.3 can be installed easily via Ubuntu Software. For Ubuntu 18.04, do following steps to install it:

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from software launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Type your user password (no asterisks feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then upgrade Krita via Software Updater:

or run command in terminal to install or upgrade the painting software:

sudo apt install krita

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Krita, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove krita krita-*

Krita 4.1.3 Released with About A Hundred of Fixes

Last updated: September 28, 2018

Digital painting software Krita 4.1.3 was released a day ago with about a hundred of bug-fixes. All users are urged to update.

Krita 4.1.3 includes following changes:

  • New welcome screen with some handy links, recent used files, etc.
  • Improvements to Instant Preview mode.
  • Improved the move tool so it’s possible to undo the steps you’ve set with the move tool
  • Added auto-smoothing option for the bezier curve tools
  • Added new feature round corners for the rectangle tool.
  • The Comics Project manager plugin received a ton of improvements.
  • And see the release note for details

How to Install Krita 4.1.3 in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases, you can grab the single executable Appimage package for 64-bit system.

Then give executable permission, and run to launch Krita 4.1.3:

You can also add the Krita Lime PPA to install the most recent packages, though the Krita 4.1.3 package is not published at the moment.

Krita 4.0.4 Released with Numerous Bug-fixes

Last updated: June 27, 2018

The open-source painting software Krita 4.0.4 was released a few days ago as the fourth bugfix release for Krita 4.0 series.

Here is the list of bug fixes in Krita 4.0.4:

  • Fix artefacts when painting with a pixel brush on a transparency mask
  • Fix a race condition when using generator layers
  • Fix a crash when editing a transform mask
  • Add preset memory to the Ten Brushes Script, to make switching back and forward between brush presets more smooth.
  • Improve the performance of the stroke layer style
  • Do not allow nesting of .kra files: using a .kra file with embedded file layers as a file layer would break on loading.
  • Keep the alpha channel when applying the threshold filter
  • Do not use the name of the bundle file as a tag automatically
  • Fix selecting colors when using the python palette docker script
  • Restore the last used colors on starting Krita, not when creating a new view
  • Allow creating a layer group if the currently selected node is a mask
  • Show the correct opacity in the segment gradient editor
  • Remove the obsolete shortcuts for the old text and artistic text tool
  • Allow setting the multibrush angle in fractions
  • Fix painting of pass-through group layers in isolated mode
  • Improve performance of loading OpenEXR files
  • Autosaving will now happen even if Krita is kept very busy
  • Improve loading of the default language
  • Fix color picking when double-clicking
  • Fix inconsistent frame numbering when calling FFMpeg
  • Fix channel swizzling problem on macOS, where in 16 and 32 bits floating point channel depths red and blue would be swapped
  • Fix accepting touch events with recent Qt versions
  • Fix integration with the Breeze theme: Krita no longer tries to create widgets in threads
  • Fix the batch mode flag when loading images from Python

Download / Install Krita 4.0.4 in Ubuntu:

Krita Lime PPA contains Krita packages for Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 17.10. The latest 4.0.4 packages will be made into the PPA in a few days.

Krita website offers Appimage, a single executable (non-install) file to launch the software. It’s available for download at the link below:

Once you get the appimage, do:

  • Right-click file to go to its Properties -> Permissions.
  • Check the box that says ‘Allow executing file as program’
  • Finally right-click on the appimage and select Run.

Digital painting software Krita 4.0.3 was released yesterday, and version 4.0.2 was released a few days earlier with numerous bug-fixes.

Krita 4.0.2 fixed more than 50 bugs since the 4.0.0 release, including:

  • Fix canvas update issues when an animation is being rendered to the cache
  • Fix playback in isolated mode
  • Fix keeping “eraser switch size/opacity” option when saving the brush
  • Fix saving state of the selection masks into .kra
  • Read multilayer EXR files saved by Nuke
  • Some crash issue fixes and various user interface improvements.

And Krita 4.0.3 was released with:

  • sometimes copy and paste between images opened in Krita 4.0.2 would cause crashes
  • Krita can open .rw2 RAW files
  • The splash screen is updated to work better on HiDPI or Retina displays
  • Fix a crash in KisColorizeMask and more.

How to Install Krita 4.0 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04, the new release is available in Krita Lime PPA.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then install or upgrade Krita via following commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install krita

or upgrade Krita through Software Updater if a previous version was installed.

3. (Optional) To remove the PPA repository, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Krita, run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove krita

Install Krita in Ubuntu 16.04

The latest Krita package is not made into PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 due to outdated system libraries. However, a single executable Appimage is available for 64-bit system:

Grab the .appimage, and run the file to launch Krita after making it executable (Properties -> Permissions).

Digital painting software Krita 4.0 was released today with major new features and improvements.

Krita 4.0 features SVG support, a new text tool, Python scripting, improved vector tools, and following changes:

  • New splash screen for Krita 4.0
  • Easy coloring of line-art with the new Colorize Mask Tool
  • Masked brushes: add a mask to your brush tip for a more lively effect.
  • Overhauled the entire brush set for Krita 4.
  • For more, see the release note.

How to Install Krita 4.0 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04, the new release is available in Krita Lime PPA.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then install Krita 4.0 via following commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install krita

or upgrade Krita through Software Updater if a previous version was installed.

3. (Optional) To remove the PPA repository, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Krita, run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove krita

Install Krita in Ubuntu 16.04

The latest Krita package is not made into PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 due to outdated system libraries. However, a single executable Appimage is available for 64-bit system:

Grab the .appimage, and run the file to launch Krita after making it executable (Properties -> Permissions).