How to upgrade to Krita 5.0 on Linux – Easy Steps

Krita 5.0 is available for Linux users and is packed with exciting new features. If you’ve been looking to upgrade to 5.0, this guide will help you! Follow along as we show you how you can upgrade to Krita 5.0 on Linux!

Ubuntu upgrade instructions

On Ubuntu, the latest version of Krita is 4.48. Unfortunately, there is no way to update it to 5.0 with the official Ubuntu software repositories. However, there is a Krita PPA that can offer you the latest version of the app.

To get started, launch a terminal on the Ubuntu desktop. To do that, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or search for “Terminal” in the application menu. Then use the add-apt-repository command to add the new Krita PPA to your computer.

Note: Although this section focuses on Ubuntu, if you use an Ubuntu-based OS like Elementary OS, Peppermint, Zorin OS, Linux Mint, and others, this PPA is compatible with your Linux OS, so feel free to use it to get the last Krita.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kritalime/ppa

After adding the new Krita PPA to your computer, you will need to update it. Using the apt upgrade command, update the Ubuntu software sources.

sudo apt update

Once the to update the command is run, Ubuntu will detect updates for the Krita application. From here, run the upgrade command to install the latest version of Krita on your Ubuntu system. Or, if you don’t have it configured yet, install it.

sudo apt upgrade -y

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sudo apt install krita -y

Debian upgrade instructions

Debian does not have the ability to update to the latest version of Krita through the official software repositories. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t update. Fortunately, Debian supports Flatpak and Snap packages quite well.

Before trying to use Flatpak or the Snap package to get a newer version of Krita, you will need to uninstall the Debian version of the application. To do that, open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Tor start it through the application menu. Then run the apt-get remove command.

sudo apt-get remove krita

After removing the Krita application from Debian, follow the AppImage installation instructions to get the latest version of Krita on your Debian Linux system.

Arch Linux upgrade instructions

Arch Linux always has the latest packages available to its users. As Krita 5.0 is officially available, it will be available in the software repositories. To get the latest version of Krita on your Arch system, start by opening a terminal window on the desktop.

When you have a terminal window open and ready to use, run the pacman-syyu command. This will update your system and install the latest version of Krita on your Arch Linux system.

sudo pacman -Syyu

Don’t have the latest version of Krita on your Arch Linux system yet? Use the pacman -S command and install the package “krita” on your computer.

sudo pacman -S krita

Fedora upgrade instructions

On Fedora Linux, the latest version of the Krita application is 4.4.5. Unfortunately, the Fedora project has yet to update these packages to the new version 5.0. If you are using Fedora and want to get 5.0, do the following.

First, open a terminal window on the Fedora desktop. With the terminal window open and ready to use, uninstall Krita using the dnf remove command.

sudo dnf remove krita

After uninstalling the Fedora Krita package, follow the AppImage instructions to get the latest version of Krita working on your Fedora system.

OpenSUSE upgrade instructions

Unfortunately OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and OpenSUSE Leap have yet to add Krita 5.0 to their official software repositories. Unfortunately, this means that if you are looking to update to the latest version of the application, you will first have to uninstall the OpenSUSE RPM package.

Launch a terminal window on the desktop to remove the OpenSUSE Krita package. You can open a terminal window in OpenSUSE by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard or launch it through the application menu.

After opening a terminal window, use the zypper quitar command to uninstall the “krita” package from your computer. After removing the package file from your computer, Krita will be completely uninstalled. From here, follow the AppImage instructions to get the latest version of Krita on OpenSUSE.

AppImage update instructions

Krita regularly creates and launches AppImages so that users can get the new version of the app as quickly as possible. So if your operating system isn’t available Krita 5.0 yet, AppImage has you covered.

To get started, you need to install the AppImageLauncher tool. AppImageLauncher runs in the background on your computer and handles AppImages, creates desktop shortcuts, and even updates so you don’t have to.

After setting up the AppImageLauncher tool on your computer, head over to Krita’s official website and download the latest AppImage file. Then open Linux file manager, run AppImage and select “Integrate and run” option to install Krita on your Linux system.