Krita 2.9 install in Linux Mint/Ubuntu
Install Krita 2.9 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint: For Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 12.04, the latest Krita is available in the Krita Lime PPA . sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dimula73/krita Then update system package cache: sudo apt-get update Finally install the latest Krita packages: sudo apt-get install krita-2.9 krita-2.9-dbg NOTE: Krita 2.9 will be installed in /opt/ directory, you have to manually install the icons and launchers: In terminal run below command to copy the launcher (.desktop) files from /opt/ to system directory: cd /opt/project-neon/share/ && sudo cp -r applications/ /usr/share/ Then copy Krita icons to system icons directory: cd /opt/project-neon/share/ && sudo cp -r icons/ /usr/share/ Finally create soft link to the Krita executable: sudo ln -s /opt/project-neon/bin/krita /usr/bin/krita Restart computer and you should be able to start Krita 2.9 from menu.