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How to install Drawpile in Ubuntu

To install Drawpile in Ubuntu

DrawPile is an open source sketching-oriented application for Linux systems. It allows the users to create and share sketches easily. Users can also able to draw simultaneously on the same picture. Installation of Drawpile in Ubuntu is explained in this article.

Features

  • Multiple blending modes
  • Text annotations
  • Tablet pressure sensitivity
  • Built-in server for hosting shared sessions
  • Fixed “ reset size” for polygonal selections
  • Improved recording index file generation

Installation of Drawpile

First add the key for the repository to install Drawpile.

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
OK


Next add the repository to the source list with the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# sh -c ' echo " deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu wily-getdeb apps"  > >  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'

Then update the added repository to the system with " apt-get update" command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]                                                     
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                                                 
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                                                               
Ign:6 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  InRelease                   
Get:2 http://screenshots.getdeb.net wily-getdeb InRelease [8,141 B]                                        
Hit:7 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  Release      
Get:9 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Horst3180/xUbuntu_16.04  Release.gpg [481 B]
Get:8 http://screenshots.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps amd64 Packages [66.6 kB]   
Get:10 http://screenshots.getdeb.net wily-getdeb/apps i386 Packages [67.4 kB]
Fetched 237 kB in 3s (76.1 kB/s)    
Reading package lists... Done


Finally install the Drawpile with the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install drawpile -y 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libkf5archive5 libqt5concurrent5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  drawpile libkf5archive5 libqt5concurrent5
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,217 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,437 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libkf5archive5 amd64 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 [75.1 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libqt5concurrent5 amd64 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.1 [24.2 kB]
Get:2 http://mirror.lagoon.nc/pub/getdeb/ubuntu wily-getdeb/apps amd64 drawpile amd64 1.0.0-1~getdeb2~vivid [1,118 kB]
Fetched 1,217 kB in 10s (121 kB/s)                                                                                                 
Selecting previously unselected package libkf5archive5:amd64.
(Reading database ... 208381 files and directories currently installed.)
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Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libkf5archive5:amd64 (5.18.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libqt5concurrent5:amd64 (5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.1) ...
Setting up drawpile (1.0.0-1~getdeb2~vivid) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

Now open the Drawpile software from the Unity dash. Type ' drawpile' in the search bar and click on the displayed icon to view the installed software.

Homepage of Drawpile software will appear on the desktop as shown below. Draw anything with advanced tools option.

To remove Drawpile pakcage

Use " apt-get remove" to uninstall the drawpile package.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove drawpile -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libkf5archive5 libqt5concurrent5
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  drawpile
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
After this operation, 4,063 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 208536 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing drawpile (1.0.0-1~getdeb2~vivid) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Tag : Drawpile
FAQ
Q
What are the features of the Drawpile?
A
Features

Multiple blending modes
Text annotations
Tablet pressure sensitivity
Built-in server for hosting shared sessions
Q
What is the Drawpile?
A
It is the monitoring files that can be viewed in the Ubuntu.
Q
Is there any alternative in Drawpile?
A
MyPaint PaintTool SAI Clip Studio Paint FireAlpaca Corel Painter
Q
how to remove Drawpile?
A
# apt-get remove drawpile
Q
How to find out version of drawpile?
A
You can find the Drawpile version information in the About Drawpile go to application > About Drawpile. On Linux, go to Help > About. then check your Drawpile application version.