PINTA is an open-source application similar to paint in windows, It is used in Linux for editing/drawing. Pinta's main aim is to m...
PINTA is an open-source application similar to paint in windows, It is used in Linux for editing/drawing.
Pinta's main aim is to make this easy to use and manipulate the images on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the latest stable version of Pinta 1.7 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and LinuxMint 19.3
What's new in Pinta 1.7?
New:- Added a tab view to switch between images.
- The Rotate / Zoom dialog now supports zooming and panning.
- Added a Smooth Erase tool.
- The Pencil tool can switch between different blend modes
- Added support for JASC PaintShop Pro palette files
- The transform tools can now rotate in fixed increments by holding Shift
- The Move Selected tool can now scale by holding Ctrl
- Dragging and dropping a URL to download and open the image is now supported
- Performance improvements when interacting with selections, particularly for large images
- The Rectangle Select tool now shows different arrow cursors at each corner of the selection
- Added an AppData file for integration with some Linux app stores
- .NET 4.5 / Mono 4.0 are now required.
- Mono 6.x is strongly recommended for Mac and Linux users.
- UI improvements to the New Image dialog
- The Rotate / Zoom dialog now rotates in-place instead of changing the layer’s size.
- Cairo blend operations are now used instead of PDN’s managed blend modes
- The tool windows can now only be closed with the View -> Tool Windows menu
- The shortcut for the Intersect selection mode is now Alt + Left Click instead of using Shift
How to Install Pinta 1.7 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint?
Step 1: Add the official PPAsudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stableStep 2: Update the repository
sudo apt updateStep 3: Install Pinta 1.7
sudo apt install pinta
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