{"id":6415,"date":"2016-12-05T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T08:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6415"},"modified":"2016-12-05T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T08:34:47","slug":"cross-stitch-kxstitch-2-0-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/12\/cross-stitch-kxstitch-2-0-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Stitch Software &#8216;Kxstitch&#8217; 2.0 Available in Ubuntu PPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ubuntu1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ubuntu1.png\" alt=\"Kxstitch cross stitch\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6416\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/KDE\/kxstitch\" target=\"_blank\">Kxstitch<\/a>, an open-source <b>cross stitch pattern and chart creation software<\/b> for KDE, has now reached the 2.0 release with <b>KF5 port<\/b>, a number of improvements and lots of new language translations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Patterns can be created from scratch on a user defined size of grid, which can be enlarged or reduced in size as your pattern progresses. Alternatively you can import images from many graphics formats which will allow you to reduce the number of colours and to restrict the conversion to full stitches or optionally use fractional stitches.<\/p>\n<p>You may also use an image as a background. These imported images can then be modified using the supplied tools to produce your final design.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-2-600x370.jpg\" alt=\"Kxstitch cross stitch creation\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-2-600x370.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-2-450x278.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-2.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kxstitch Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creation of new patterns<\/li>\n<li>Editing of existing patterns \u2013 KXStitch is also capable of reading PC Stitch 5 files.<\/li>\n<li>Use of various floss pallets, DMC, Anchor, Madeira, JP Coates<\/li>\n<li>Creation of custom palettes and colours.<\/li>\n<li>Use of standard stitches<\/li>\n<li>Free use of backstitching<\/li>\n<li>Importing of various picture formats<\/li>\n<li>Printing of patterns and floss keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install Kxstitch 2.0 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10:<\/h4>\n<p>Due to lack of official deb binaries, I&#8217;ve made the 2.0 release into <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/kxstitch\" target=\"_blank\">an Ubuntu PPA<\/a>, available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Linux Mint 18, and derivatives.<\/p>\n<p>You can either run commands in terminal (<b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b>) to add the PPA and install kxstitch:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Run command to add the PPA:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/kxstitch<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ppa-xenial.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ppa-xenial-600x91.jpg\" alt=\"kxstitch-ppa-xenial\" width=\"600\" height=\"91\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ppa-xenial-600x91.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ppa-xenial-450x68.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kxstitch-ppa-xenial.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Update the system package index:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>And finally install the software:\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install kxstitch<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>or grab the <b>.deb<\/b> directly from <a href=\"http:\/\/ppa.launchpad.net\/ubuntuhandbook1\/kxstitch\/ubuntu\/pool\/main\/k\/kxstitch\/\" target=\"_blank\">THIS PAGE<\/a> (<i>amd64.deb for 64-bit, or i386.deb for 32-bit<\/i>), and click install via Ubuntu Software.  <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kxstitch, an open-source cross stitch pattern and chart creation software for KDE, has now reached the 2.0 release with KF5 port, a number of improvements and lots of new language translations. 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