Install Krita 2.9 in Linux Ubuntu. Krita is a Photoshop alternative for Ubuntu, a Photoshop like software for Ubuntu 14.10/14.04/12.04. Krita Photo Editing Software is the best Photoshop equivalent for Linux Ubuntu systems.
Install Krita 2.9 in Ubuntu Systems
Krita 2.9 can be installed on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 12.04 systems via Krita Lime PPA. Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Krita 2.9 in Ubuntu Systems:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dimula73/krita
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install krita-testing krita-testing-dbg
Ubuntu 14.10 users can upgrade to Calligra 2.9 (including Krita 2.9) via Kubuntu Backports PPA.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
Please note that Krita 2.9 is installed in /opt/ directory. The Krita 2.9 icons and launchers have to be manually installed. Follow the instructions given below to install:
Open Terminal and run the below command to copy the launcher (.desktop) files from /opt/ to system directory. The second line of command will copy Krita icons to system icons directory:
cd /opt/project-neon/share/ && sudo cp -r applications/ /usr/share/
cd /opt/project-neon/share/ && sudo cp -r icons/ /usr/share/
Run the following command to create soft link to the Krita executable file:
sudo ln -s /opt/project-neon/bin/krita /usr/bin/krita
Now simply restart the computer and start Krita 2.9 from menu/Dash.