How to install Tux Paint on Ubuntu 18.04
To install Tux Paint on Ubuntu 18.04
Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). Tux Paint is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of TUX on Ubuntu 18.04.
Installation
Download a TUX package using the following URL
root@linuxhelp1:~# wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tuxpaint/tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb
--2018-08-27 01:52:25-- http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tuxpaint/tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb
Resolving security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.91.23, 91.189.88.149, 91.189.88.152, ...
Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)|91.189.91.23|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 159740 (156K) \[application/x-debian-package\]
Saving to: ‘tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb’
tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd6 100%\[==============================>\] 156.00K --.-KB/s in 0.01s
2018-08-27 01:52:26 (12.1 MB/s) - ‘tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb’ saved \[159740/159740\]
Install the TUX package using the following command
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install gdebi -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
libaprutil1-ldap
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
gdebi-core gnome-icon-theme libgtk2-perl libpango-perl
Suggested packages:
libgtk2-perl-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Preparing to unpack .../libgtk2-perl\_2%3a1.24992-1build1\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk2-perl (2:1.24992-1build1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.1) ...
Setting up gdebi-core (0.9.5.7+nmu2) ...
Setting up gnome-icon-theme (3.12.0-3) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/debian-swirl.svg to provide /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/start-here.svg (start-here.svg) in auto mode
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up libpango-perl (1.227-2build1) ...
Setting up gdebi (0.9.5.7+nmu2) ...
Setting up libgtk2-perl (2:1.24992-1build1) ...
Install TUX application using the Gdebi command as follow
root@linuxhelp1:~# gdebi tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
Requires the installation of the following packages: libfltk1.3 libfluidsynth1 libmad0 libmikmod3 libopenal-data libopenal1 libsdl-image1.2 libsdl-mixer1.2 libsdl-pango1 libsdl-ttf2.0-0 libsdl1.2debian libsdl2-2.0-0 libsndio6.1 timgm6mb-soundfont tuxpaint tuxpaint-config tuxpaint-data tuxpaint-plugins-default tuxpaint-stamps-default
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
(Reading database ... 193220 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack tuxpaint\_0.9.22-12\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking tuxpaint (1:0.9.22-12) over (1:0.9.22-12) ...
Setting up tuxpaint (1:0.9.22-12) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Once Installation is done you can access the TUX from the Menu as shown here
TUX application
With this, the method to install TUX on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.
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What is thumbnail in Tux Paint?
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What is the extension of Tux Paint?
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Where are Tux Paint files saved?
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What is starter in Tux Paint?
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