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How to install Karbon editor 3.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Karbon 3.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Karbon (formerly Karbon14, Kontour, and KIllustrator) is a vector graphics editor. It is a component of Calligra Suite, an integrated graphic art and office suite by KDE. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Karbon on Ubuntu 18.04.

Installation

Update the system repository using the following command


root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease               
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease               
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Install the Karbon package using the following command


root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install karbon -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  calligra-data calligra-libs calligrasheets calligrastage calligrastage-data calligrawords
  calligrawords-data fonts-lyx i965-va-driver kaccounts-providers kactivities-bin
  kactivitymanagerd kde-cli-tools kde-cli-tools-data kdeconnect kinit kio kpackagelauncherqml
  kpackagetool5 kwayland-data kwayland-integration liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libaccounts-glib0
  libaccounts-qt5-1 libaribb24-0 libass9 libavcodec57 libavformat57 libavutil55
.
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Setting up libkf5purpose-bin:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up okular (4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up calligra-libs (1:3.0.1-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up karbon (1:3.0.1-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up qml-module-org-kde-purpose:amd64 (5.44.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up okular-backend-odt (1:3.0.1-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up okular-backend-odp (1:3.0.1-0ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libvlc-bin:amd64 (3.0.2-0ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.2-1ubuntu1) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the Karbon from the Menu as shown here

Karbon application

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The version of Karbon can be found in Help-> About

With this, the method to install Karbon on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Photo editor tools Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
What are the features in karbon editor?
A
Loading support for ODG, SVG, WPG, WMF, EPS/PS
Writing support for ODG, SVG, PNG, PDF, WMF
Customizable user interface with freely placable toolbars and dockers2
Q
Is there any alternatives for Karbon editor?
A
The alternatives are,
Inkscape
Adobe Illustrator CC
Q
How to install Karbon editor on ubuntu?
A
Execute the following command:
# apt-get install karbon
Q
How can i update the system repositories?
A
using the following command
# apt-get update
Q
What is Karbon editor?
A
Karbon (formerly Karbon14, Kontour, and KIllustrator) is a vector graphics editor. It is a component of Calligra Suite, an integrated graphic art and office suite by KDE.