FREE LOOK: Ubuntu makes Draw Tablet installation easy as could be

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Ubuntu makes Draw Tablet installation easy as could be

So I own a Wacom Cintiq 12WX draw tablet. Yes, it is a very expensive toy and I use it in Linux.

Prior to switching to Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty, the process involved with getting my tablet to work was somewhat involved.

Plug in the device
Throw some generic config lines into /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enable the input devices
Compile the latest Linux Wacom Project drivers myself and load them into my kernel
Change my nvidia settings to accommodate my new display
Restart KDE
Enable the input device in The Gimp

Oh yeah: I also needed to make sure I had the darn thing plugged (usb and vga/dvi) in properly. (I have missed it a few times among all my other cables).

Not a lot of work and the compilation is pretty simple.

But now with Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty, my job is much simpler:

Plug in the device
Change my nvidia settings to accommodate my new display
Restart KDE
Enable the input device in The Gimp

Let me tell you, it does not get much easier than this. I mean, plug it in and go!

I am having a minor configuration issue with simultaneously using my tablet input and my mouse to work on the same drawing area. It seems that somewhere along the way, the tablet input takes precedence and disables using the mouse to affect the Gimp Drawing area. Im looking for a solution and I will post it when I know it.

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