How to install Vectr in Ubuntu 16.04

How to install Vectr in Ubuntu 16.04

There are many high-end vector graphics editor like Adobe Illustrator that have an intimidating learning curve. Unlike Adobe, Vectr is a free graphics software used to create vector graphics easily. It is a powerful web and desktop cross-platform tool to bring your designs into reality. It breaks down complex features to be easily understandable without comprising the utility. This article explains the installation procedure of Vectr in Ubuntu 16.04.

Installation procedure

To begin with the installation procedure, download the vectr package to install in your system by using the wget command.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# wget http://download.vectr.com/desktop/0.1.16/linux/Vectr-0.1.16.zip
--2017-07-13 17:20:54--  http://download.vectr.com/desktop/0.1.16/linux/Vectr-0.1.16.zip
Resolving download.vectr.com (download.vectr.com)... 104.25.221.26, 104.25.220.26, 2400:cb00:2048:1::6819:dd1a, ...
Connecting to download.vectr.com (download.vectr.com)|104.25.221.26|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 50120114 (48M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘ Vectr-0.1.16.zip’ 
Vectr-0.1.16.zip                                   100%[================================================================================================================> ]  47.80M   155KB/s    in 3m 19s 
2017-07-13 17:24:13 (246 KB/s) - ‘ Vectr-0.1.16.zip’  saved [50120114/50120114]

Now extract the downloaded package by executing the unzip command.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# unzip Vectr-0.1.16.zip
Archive:  Vectr-0.1.16.zip
   creating: linux-unpacked/
  inflating: linux-unpacked/LICENSE 
  inflating: linux-unpacked/LICENSE.electron.txt 
&hellip 
&hellip 
&hellip 
  inflating: linux-unpacked/ui_resources_200_percent.pak 
  inflating: linux-unpacked/vectr   
  inflating: linux-unpacked/views_resources_200_percent.pak 

After extracting the unzipped package, rename the extracted package to vectr by running the following command and also list the contents of the file.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# mv linux-unpacked vectr
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# cd vectr/
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1/vectr# ls -l
total 124916
drwxr-xr-x  4 root  root      4096 Jun  2 16:46 ./
drwxr-xr-x 16 user1 user1     4096 Jul 13 17:24 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root     24844 May 16 10:58 blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root        15 May 16 10:58 content_resources_200_percent.pak
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root  10141945 May 16 10:58 content_shell.pak
&hellip 
&hellip 
&hellip 
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root    163267 May 16 10:58 ui_resources_200_percent.pak
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  root  80452368 May 16 11:03 vectr*
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root     60144 May 16 10:57 views_resources_200_percent.pak

The vectr package is successfully installed. To open vectr, execute the following command from the command line.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1/vectr# ./vectr

A Vectr homescreen appears on the screen and select sign up option in Vectr.

The Signup page appears to vectr. Enter the following credentials and sign up to Vectr.

A new work area is on the screen. Now you can create your own vector file by using the list of options on the left side pane.

After finishing your vector file, export the completed file and download in any of the three formats such as PNG, JPG and SVG.

You can also add page using page settings in the bottom of the left menu pane.

That' s all people. That was an easy installation procedure, wasn' t it? Vectr is ideal for designing mockups of webpages and apps, logos and fonts.