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How to Install MyPaint on Raspberry Pi

MyPaint is an open-source and free graphics editor tool that lets users draw and edit digital paintings. It has user-firendly interface that helps you draw paintings with ease. Due to the open-source availability of this tool, so it supports all operating systems including Windows, Linux, and MAC. Further it’s a lightweight utility that can be used on Raspberry Pi system for performing painting related tasks on the system.

Follow this article to learn how to install MyPaint on Raspberry Pi system.

How to Install MyPaint on Raspberry Pi

Before performing MyPaint installation on Raspberry Pi, use the following command to update Raspberry Pi repository:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

After updating source repository, you are good to install MyPaint on Raspberry Pi through the following command:

$ sudo apt install mypaint

Run MyPaint on Raspberry Pi

You can run MyPaint on Raspberry Pi from two methods:

1: Run MyPaint from GUI

To run MyPaint from GUI, you can simply go to the Application Menu > Graphics > MyPaint.

Method 2: Run MyPaint from Terminal

To run the MyPaint through terminal, use the below-given command.

$ mypaint

Remove MyPaint from Raspberry Pi

In order to remove the MyPaint from your Raspberry Pi system, you should use the below-given command:

$ sudo apt remove mypaint

Conclusion

MyPaint is a free and open-source tool that allow users to draw digital painting. Further, It is a wonderful tool to start with because to its user-friendly design and compatibility with all operating systems. You can use the “apt” command to install this tool from Raspberry Pi source repository and run it on Raspberry Pi desktop through GUI and terminal.

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Muhammad Nasir

Hi! I am an engineer and technical blogger by profession and I enjoy getting things done with electronics. I am using this platform to share my knowledge in the field of Raspberry Pi, Linux, and Embedded Systems with others.