How to install Inkscape on Ubuntu Linux. Inkscape is a free open source vector graphics editor for Linux Ubuntu, Windows and Mac OS X Systems. It is suitable best for illustrators and web designers.
Inkscape 0.92.5
Inkscape 0.92.5 is a stability and bugfix release. The most notable improvements are:
- Python extensions will now run with Python 3
- Fonts on Windows 10 that are not installed globally are now available to be used in Inkscape
Improvements
- Extensions are now compatible with Python 3 as well as Python 2
- The option to export to ‘Save as…’ > ‘Cairo PNG’ has been removed, as it was frequently confused with the ‘Export PNG image’ option
- The snap package (for Linux) now supports GTK2 themes from common distros, via the gtk2-common-themes content interface
Notable bugfixes
- As of Windows 10 (version 1809), fonts are installed into a new user-specific folder by default. Inkscape can now find and display those fonts, in your fonts drop down list. (Bug #50)
- The default Perl interpreter executable on Windows was changed from “perl.exe” to “wperl.exe” which should usually avoid flashing a console window. (Bug #66)
- Inset / Outset and calligraphy tool dots now honor document units (Commits #8b15224a and #53183233)
- Fix stroke to path for dashed paths with round caps (Commit #cb555bdc)
- Limit size of font preview (Commit #06cb5e15)
- Files with spaces in names are now opened by the Inkscape snap [Linux] (Commit #1a1d78ad)
- Default preferences value for ‘Rendering tile multiplier’ set to a value that yields better performance on modern hardware (note: only applies if you reset your preferences file or install Inkscape for the first time) (Commit #f8dce91b)
- Remove GCodetools update check (Commit #45b59e76)
- Remove Trace Bitmap dialog if Inkscape is compiled without potrace (Commit #880a88d9)
- Remove spell checking dialog if the necessary spell checker library is not installed (Commit #287c3a7e)
- Fix failing import of certain types of jpg files (usually originating from mobile phones) (Bug #632)
Install Inkscape on Ubuntu Linux
Run the following commands in terminal to install Inkscape on Ubuntu Linux:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install inkscape