Tux Paint is a free kid-oriented image editor
The new version of Tux Paint 0.9.30 has already been released and in this release the developers present a new "size adjustment" feature In the different tools and effects of Tux Paint, various minor bug fixes and some changes have also been made.
For those who are unfamiliar with Tux Paint, they should know that the program is designed for children from 3 to 12 years old and it was initially created to run under the GNU / Linux operating system, since there were no similar drawing applications for children at the time.
It is written in the programming language C and uses several free helper libraries.
Tux Paint stands out from other graphic editing programs (like GIMP or Photoshop) since It was designed to be used by children as young as three years of age. The user interface is intended to be intuitive, and uses icons, audible comments, and text suggestions to explain how the program works. Also, the sound effects and the mascot (Tux, from Linux) are intended to engage children.
Main novelties of Tux Paint 0.9.30
In this new version that is presented of Tux Paint 0.9.30, it is highlighted that "Magic" tools, effects and filters have been updated and it is that it is mentioned that many tools and filters now have integrated compatibility to change the size.
In addition to this, it also highlights the ability to adjust size on filters of Blur, Darken, and Smudge, as well as effects like flowers and attached eyes.
It is mentioned that in this new version of Tux Paint 0.9.30, lTools and filters like Metal Paint, Kaleidoscope, Tint, and Desaturate, now allow users to to be able to choose the radius of the tool, lor that it allows for thinner and thicker application of effects than previous versions of Tux Paint, where each tool only provided a single hard-coded size.
About this new function, it is mentioned that this "size adjustment" like many other elements of Tux Paint, can be disabled, so if the new feature is disabled all Magic tools will return to their previous behavior.
Of the other changes that stand out of this new version:
- Improvements have been made to the Foam, TV, String V and String Corner tools
- The readability of the text labels on the buttons has been improved; when moving to another line, breaks within words are removed if possible.
- The Tux Paint GUI setup program is tailored to run on the Haiku operating system.
- Various additional improvements, bug fixes and updates
Finally if you want to know more about this new version, you can check the details in the following link
How to install Tux Paint on Ubuntu and derivatives?
For those who are interested in being able to install this application on their system, they can do so by following the instructions we share below.
The installation can be done by typing the following command:
sudo apt-get install tuxpaint
Now for those who want to install the new version of Tux Paint 0.9.30 in a simple way and without having to resort to compiling the source code, they will be able to do it with the help of Flatpak packages.
For this, it is enough to have the support added to the system and let's add the flathub repository which houses a large list of flatpak applications, including Tux Paint, for this we only have to open a terminal and in it we are going to type the following command:
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Already added the Flathub repository, just install the application by typing the following command:
flatpak install flathub org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint
And voila, with that we can start using this application in our system. To launch the application, just look for its executable in the applications menu.
Moreover, if you are interested in compiling the source code of the application, you can consult the information about it as well as being able to obtain the source code of the application In the following link.