I asked about a good distro for Wacom tablets in a stream a while ago. Think I'll stick to Linux Mint for Wacom tablet support since it, well, just works.
Being an Intuos 3 user for over a decade I was glad to see this. After using Mint 18.2 and Solus this is probably the main reason I'd switch completely to Linux. I never had to download anything and it worked flawlessly from the get go. Drivers for my tablet on Win7/10 are pretty bad, especially the newest ones available for it. I end up in Windows having to use really old drivers and the tablet seems to lack precision with those. All this being said I'm use to the default middle of the road settings and never bothered to try and configure until I watched this. Solus has some settings too.
are you still using Linux Mint? I'm planning on migrating over to Linux Mint since users recommended it to me if I want to learn Blender 2.8 low poly 3d modeling on may ancient Acer Aspire 4750z laptop and still have the preference of having a similar Windows UI experience Linux Mint is the way to go. I also have a Intuos 3 drawing tablet, I'm planning on dual booting Windows 7 and Linux Mint on my laptop so I can easily switch between the two whenever I need to finish work related projects. Thanks in advance if you ever answer to this.
@@JacobJohnson-lh4gx I'm not using Mint at the moment but from the sounds of it you would do fine with it. Mint takes care of a lot of little things for the user you wouldn't think about. Speaking of Blender. It should be available in Mint's own repository. If it's the same version as Debian that would be 3.1.4. The Flatpak version is more up to date at 4.1.1. Installing from Mint's repository might be easiest overall. If you decide to go with the Flatpak version you may also want to install Flat Seal so you can allow it to access your home folder or other locations. If you are set on an older version you can follow Blender's website instructions but you'll have to figure out how to make either a shortcut to open it or add a launcher to your panel for running it.
@@Your_Degenerate Thanks buddy, I appreciate the detailed and fast reply. I'm still new to Linux and still researching how to install and set everything up. I'll be sure to include the Flatpak version and Flat Seal as well to make everything run smoothly. I read from the Linux Mint forums that the Linux Mint Mate flavor/version automatically recognize Intuos 3 tablets. It's ancient I know but being able to use it without having to switch OS is a nice help. Again thanks for the detailed help and fast reply.
At 7:00 is where our realities depart. I have a Intuos 3, pen missing so I bought one after checking compatibility. I hope this pen is the right one. Wacom pens don't have their model number written on them anywhere? All black, no markings at all except a "wacom" at the eraser end. I'm using Arch not Mint or Ubuntu.
For the eraser: just flip the pen ;) I don't know about that particular tablet but other Wacom models do have pens with a tip on one end and an eraser on the opposite end and - even in Linux - they automatically map to drawing and erasing tools.
Cool! I just bought a Wacom Tablet. Can't wait for it to arrive and I can play with it. Looks like Mint is what I'm going to use. I may try it in Arch but I know that it will work in Mint. Thanks for this video (2.5 years ago).
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and I am thinking of buying one by wacom graphic tablet so will it be compatible like Linux mint just like the video showed also with default customisation options
You're a tech guy would like your opinion I was wondering about programming a Arduino or Raspberry Pi in a drone to have the ability to map out an area of a building so the drone can fly in the building without it crashing without any input from the user?
I do not have the same settings panel as you do. There is no way to assign the buttons. Operating System: Linux Mint 19.1 Kernel: Linux 4.15.0-99-generic Architecture: x86-64
more that "wacom works on linux", wacom works well on certain distro, and specifically on some desktop enviromments.. So far, the only desktop comfortable to use with wacom that I tried was Plasma-Kde : from long time there the support is windows like: possibility to map the tablet to specific monitor, map buttons, etc, thanks to a kde module made for it. I read somewhere that now they are some nice module even for other desktop, like cinnamon and mate, maybe? What desktop are You using there?
Hey what version of L Mate you're running ? i have Linuxmate 18 sarah and it seems not having the "Graphics tablet" option in the control center, am i missing something ?
This is Mint Cinnamon. The tablets are not supported by Mate. The built in support is a Gnome application which Cinnamon is based on. If you are looking to use a Wacom tablet without manually installing drivers, you need Cinnamon, Gnome, or Budgie...anything based on Gnome.
Thanks for your reply, I Have been using Gnome lately but still has issues with multi displays. so now i switched back to Mate as it is more convenient. I could only use the command line alternative of xsetwacom
What about Linux software specific for online learning? Whiteboards with very simple drawing but has the ability to vectorize freehand drawings, embed Maxima symbolic formals, draw over generic screencast, and something like this?
Is there an offline manual for Krita that I can download? My internet connection is not very reliable so I need an offline copy of the Krita User Manual.
Yes, I've been searching for several days now, looks like there's really no offline manual available. What I do is just save every page of the online manual as pdf using a Firefox extension called PDF Creator (by xprimus) and organize them using folders. It's a great extension. Best feature is that it automatically creates an index of topics and subtopics which can be displayed as a sidebar on any pdf reader.
Thanks for the reply. I ended up getting a Wacom Intuos, but it works better on Windows than on Linux. Moreover, it's not ideal for taking notes. A tablet/touchscreen laptop + stylus is much better.
@@overthetip I does work best with those most popular distros like mint cinnamon, ubuntu vanilla version, pop os etc. If you are using some obscure distro there is no built-in tablet support. I tried fallowing tutorials on how to install drivers manually and nothing works. Hell with linux, I rather use windows.
Switched to Linux thanks. But the number you read out in the video is probably not the model number. I couldn't find out in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom_(company)#Intuos_models from the design, I could only figure out it is Intuos art/comic/draw. Definitely not intuos pro. That's why I was asking.
Right click menu on panel and configure. enable 'use a custom icon and label' and select the image. You might need to work with margins a little to get it right.
The one non-functional button is a long-standing issue with lower-end tablets on GNOME-based DEs. Details and a workaround can be found at sourceforge.net/p/linuxwacom/bugs/350 Great overview video!
hello pal, I think that is Wacom "Intuos Draw", Am I right? , because exist 4 more models of that generation : Art, Photo, Comic, 3D. These have Multi-Touch and "Draw" does not.
I have a Wacom Intuos. When I connect it to my Linux Mint 18 computer via Bluetooth it connects. Although, when I go to “graphics tablet” in settings it says “no tablet detected”. Any help? EDIT: also this problem has nothing to do with the tablet itself because it works fine on Mac.
Hello! I want to use wacom on linux ubuntu. My wacom works fine for writing and and as touchpad. But when I go to settings>>wacom, I see "No tablet detected". That's why I can not configure my wacom and map it. I have tried many times with the driver installations but no improvement. Can you suggest something?
Huion tablets aren't Wacom tablets. They use different drivers that, to my knowledge, aren't included with most distributions (unlike the Wacom drivers). You might check out the Digimend project. Also, the control panel featured in this video might not work with the Huion even once you find drivers since it was designed for Wacom devices.
Thanks Jason! Yes, I am pretty sure this tablet feature is based on the one in Ubuntu which is specifically labeled as Wacom, but I do not have the other kind to test...might be worth looking into. Pizza, try spinning up a Linux Mint VB and see if it works in there.
A good video! I'm researching graphics tablets, mainly for photo retouching etc. Good to see that the Linux Mint supports Wacom tablets.
I bought the XP-Pen Star 03 V2 tablet. Plug it to my KDE-neon Plasma 5.20 Kernel 5.4 and it working perfectly without installing any driver.
I asked about a good distro for Wacom tablets in a stream a while ago. Think I'll stick to Linux Mint for Wacom tablet support since it, well, just works.
Being an Intuos 3 user for over a decade I was glad to see this. After using Mint 18.2 and Solus this is probably the main reason I'd switch completely to Linux. I never had to download anything and it worked flawlessly from the get go. Drivers for my tablet on Win7/10 are pretty bad, especially the newest ones available for it. I end up in Windows having to use really old drivers and the tablet seems to lack precision with those. All this being said I'm use to the default middle of the road settings and never bothered to try and configure until I watched this. Solus has some settings too.
are you still using Linux Mint? I'm planning on migrating over to Linux Mint since users recommended it to me if I want to learn Blender 2.8 low poly 3d modeling on may ancient Acer Aspire 4750z laptop and still have the preference of having a similar Windows UI experience Linux Mint is the way to go. I also have a Intuos 3 drawing tablet, I'm planning on dual booting Windows 7 and Linux Mint on my laptop so I can easily switch between the two whenever I need to finish work related projects. Thanks in advance if you ever answer to this.
@@JacobJohnson-lh4gx I'm not using Mint at the moment but from the sounds of it you would do fine with it. Mint takes care of a lot of little things for the user you wouldn't think about.
Speaking of Blender. It should be available in Mint's own repository. If it's the same version as Debian that would be 3.1.4. The Flatpak version is more up to date at 4.1.1. Installing from Mint's repository might be easiest overall. If you decide to go with the Flatpak version you may also want to install Flat Seal so you can allow it to access your home folder or other locations. If you are set on an older version you can follow Blender's website instructions but you'll have to figure out how to make either a shortcut to open it or add a launcher to your panel for running it.
@@Your_Degenerate Thanks buddy, I appreciate the detailed and fast reply. I'm still new to Linux and still researching how to install and set everything up. I'll be sure to include the Flatpak version and Flat Seal as well to make everything run smoothly. I read from the Linux Mint forums that the Linux Mint Mate flavor/version automatically recognize Intuos 3 tablets. It's ancient I know but being able to use it without having to switch OS is a nice help. Again thanks for the detailed help and fast reply.
At 7:00 is where our realities depart. I have a Intuos 3, pen missing so I bought one after checking compatibility. I hope this pen is the right one. Wacom pens don't have their model number written on them anywhere? All black, no markings at all except a "wacom" at the eraser end. I'm using Arch not Mint or Ubuntu.
For the eraser: just flip the pen ;) I don't know about that particular tablet but other Wacom models do have pens with a tip on one end and an eraser on the opposite end and - even in Linux - they automatically map to drawing and erasing tools.
I will give that a try.
What I love about Linux is that you don't have to struggle with finding and installing drivers.
Cool! I just bought a Wacom Tablet. Can't wait for it to arrive and I can play with it. Looks like Mint is what I'm going to use. I may try it in Arch but I know that it will work in Mint. Thanks for this video (2.5 years ago).
Can make an update to this topic? The ui in the graphic tablet section has changed an dI cant click on the "configure" button.
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and I am thinking of buying one by wacom graphic tablet so will it be compatible like Linux mint just like the video showed also with default customisation options
is there a way to calibrate pen with linux ?
You're a tech guy would like your opinion I was wondering about programming a Arduino or Raspberry Pi in a drone to have the ability to map out an area of a building so the drone can fly in the building without it crashing without any input from the user?
I do not have the same settings panel as you do. There is no way to assign the buttons.
Operating System: Linux Mint 19.1
Kernel: Linux 4.15.0-99-generic
Architecture: x86-64
The kernels after 5.0 have built in support from what I have read. My tablet hasn't arrived yet, so I can't offer more info
I have the same problem. The same wacom is not running on Linux Mind 19.3 Tricia. :-(
@@ottovombaum2993 Just use Bluetooth that seems to works for me.
@@ChrisDaleArt What for driver do you used?
Mint 20.2 the the Bluetooth connection works fine if you plug it in it doesn't work I have no idea why?
When I go onto the graphics tablet setting, it says my tablet isn't connected even when it's plugged in. Anyone know why?
Same problem. I wish someone would explain..
same, but my tablet can go through bluetooth. Maybe try that?
Dang, what other distro has this much compatibility?
more that "wacom works on linux", wacom works well on certain distro, and specifically on some desktop enviromments.. So far, the only desktop comfortable to use with wacom that I tried was Plasma-Kde : from long time there the support is windows like: possibility to map the tablet to specific monitor, map buttons, etc, thanks to a kde module made for it. I read somewhere that now they are some nice module even for other desktop, like cinnamon and mate, maybe? What desktop are You using there?
Gnome-based desktops have the best support. This video is Cinnamon, but you will also have support in Gnome and Budgie.
Hey what version of L Mate you're running ? i have Linuxmate 18 sarah and it seems not having the "Graphics tablet" option in the control center, am i missing something ?
This is Mint Cinnamon. The tablets are not supported by Mate. The built in support is a Gnome application which Cinnamon is based on. If you are looking to use a Wacom tablet without manually installing drivers, you need Cinnamon, Gnome, or Budgie...anything based on Gnome.
Thanks for your reply, I Have been using Gnome lately but still has issues with multi displays. so now i switched back to Mate as it is more convenient. I could only use the command line alternative of xsetwacom
Absolute would probably confuse a lot of users? Literally absolute is the natural way of using drawing tablets...
What about Linux software specific for online learning?
Whiteboards with very simple drawing but has the ability to vectorize freehand drawings, embed Maxima symbolic formals, draw over generic screencast, and something like this?
Nice vid.. I gotta look in to these, my daughter would love one
wow! That's pretty cool. I have an old IBM x41 running Zorin Light 12.2 which is very wacom capable.
Is there an offline manual for Krita that I can download? My internet connection is not very reliable so I need an offline copy of the Krita User Manual.
I do not see one, but I think it is possible to download a local copy of wikis, that might work.
Yes, I've been searching for several days now, looks like there's really no offline manual available. What I do is just save every page of the online manual as pdf using a Firefox extension called PDF Creator (by xprimus) and organize them using folders. It's a great extension. Best feature is that it automatically creates an index of topics and subtopics which can be displayed as a sidebar on any pdf reader.
Any idea if it would work on Ubuntu?
Yes, it should work just fine on Ubuntu.
Thanks for the reply. I ended up getting a Wacom Intuos, but it works better on Windows than on Linux. Moreover, it's not ideal for taking notes. A tablet/touchscreen laptop + stylus is much better.
@@overthetip I does work best with those most popular distros like mint cinnamon, ubuntu vanilla version, pop os etc. If you are using some obscure distro there is no built-in tablet support. I tried fallowing tutorials on how to install drivers manually and nothing works.
Hell with linux, I rather use windows.
Hey Hi,
can you confirm the wacom tablet model please? INTOUS Art or comic or draw?
I will try to find out. It is not mine. The best is to check the number on the box...that is why I included that. I borrowed it.
Switched to Linux thanks. But the number you read out in the video is probably not the model number. I couldn't find out in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom_(company)#Intuos_models from the design, I could only figure out it is Intuos art/comic/draw. Definitely not intuos pro. That's why I was asking.
Hope did you get your logo as the start menu button.
Right click menu on panel and configure. enable 'use a custom icon and label' and select the image. You might need to work with margins a little to get it right.
@@SwitchedtoLinux wow I didnt know you would reply. Thanks but I already got it.
The one non-functional button is a long-standing issue with lower-end tablets on GNOME-based DEs. Details and a workaround can be found at sourceforge.net/p/linuxwacom/bugs/350 Great overview video!
Thanks!!
hello pal, I think that is Wacom "Intuos Draw", Am I right? , because exist 4 more models of that generation : Art, Photo, Comic, 3D. These have Multi-Touch and "Draw" does not.
Not sure. it is a friends...he just wanted me to get it working on Linux
I'm going to be attempting to put linux on a thinkpad x200 and then hook up a cintiq 12wx.. hopefully it won't be a miserable experience lol
Thank you, this is helpful :3
what about pen display's?
I have a Wacom Intuos. When I connect it to my Linux Mint 18 computer via Bluetooth it connects. Although, when I go to “graphics tablet” in settings it says “no tablet detected”. Any help?
EDIT: also this problem has nothing to do with the tablet itself because it works fine on Mac.
What happens if you connect with the cable?
Is this compatible with Ubuntu 16.04 ??
It should be. The version I am using for Linux Mint is based on the Ubuntu 16.04 package base.
You did a very good job!
Hello!
I want to use wacom on linux ubuntu.
My wacom works fine for writing and and as touchpad. But when I go to settings>>wacom, I see "No tablet detected". That's why I can not configure my wacom and map it.
I have tried many times with the driver installations but no improvement.
Can you suggest something?
This could of been useful. I have a wacom tablet, but it doesn't work on my distro. My tablet is huion brand, but it's not wireless.
I'm running Xubuntu ATM but it still doesn't work
Try the Ubuntu 18.04 daily build and see if it works there. I think I saw the tablet section in the settings.
Huion tablets aren't Wacom tablets. They use different drivers that, to my knowledge, aren't included with most distributions (unlike the Wacom drivers). You might check out the Digimend project. Also, the control panel featured in this video might not work with the Huion even once you find drivers since it was designed for Wacom devices.
Thanks Jason! Yes, I am pretty sure this tablet feature is based on the one in Ubuntu which is specifically labeled as Wacom, but I do not have the other kind to test...might be worth looking into. Pizza, try spinning up a Linux Mint VB and see if it works in there.
Thank you.
The Wacom Intuos Draw (2015), ah yea
(CTL-490)
its "kree-ta" not "crit-uh"
"Linux has no Driver problems" :joy::joy: :facepam: yeah like my 480 totally works LOL NOT
I have G-pen 4500, and it doesn't work, it's not even detected, system acts like it doesn't exist.