How To Install karbon on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install karbon on Ubuntu.
What is karbon
karbon is:
Karbon is a vector drawing application with an user interface that is easy to use, highly customizable and extensible. That makes Karbon a great application for users starting to explore the world of vector graphics as well as for artists wanting to create breathtaking vector art. Features include:
- Loading support for ODG, SVG, WMF, WPG, EPS/PS
- Writing support for ODG, SVG, WMF, PNG, PDF
- Customizable user interface with freely placeable toolbars and dockers
- Layer docker for easy handling of complex documents including preview thumbnails, support for grouping shapes via drag and drop, controlling visibility of shapes or locking
- Advanced path editing tool with great on-canvas editing capabilities
- Various drawing tools for creating path shapes including a draw path tool and a pencil tool, as well as a calligraphy drawing tool
- Gradient and pattern tools for easy on-canvas editing of gradient and pattern styles
- Top notch snapping facilities for guided drawing and editing (e.g. snapping to grid, guide lines, path nodes, bounding boxes, orthogonal positions, intersections of path shapes or extensions of lines and paths)
- Many predefined basic shapes included, such as circle/ellipse, star or rectangle
- Artistic text shape with support for following path outlines (i.e. text on path)
- Complex path operations and effects like Boolean set operations, path flattening, rounding and refining as well as whirl/pinch effects
- Extensible by writing plugins for new tools, shapes and dockers
This package is part of the Calligra Suite.
There are three methods to install karbon on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install karbon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install karbon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install karbon
Install karbon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install karbon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install karbon
Install karbon Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install karbon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install karbon
How To Uninstall karbon on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the karbon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove karbon
Uninstall karbon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall karbon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove karbon
Remove karbon Configurations and Data
To remove karbon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge karbon
Remove karbon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove karbon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge karbon
Dependencies
karbon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install karbon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.