Ever thought to create animations on your Ubuntu machine? This is possible with an excellent open-source and free piece of software known as TupiTube. Its is basically a simple and easy-to-use animation tool. TupiTube comes with a dozen of extensions that can be activated when needed. Software development, testing, and maintenance are supported by a vast community.
Here at LinuxAPT, as part of our Server Management Services, we regularly help our Customers to perform related Linux Software Installation queries.
In this context, we shall look into how to install, launch, and remove TupiTube on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system.
1. Download TupiTube
TupiTube is not available in any distribution's standard repositories. The team only distributes .deb binary files for installation which you can get from here:
https://tupitube.com/index.php?r=custom_pages%2Fview&id=11
You will need to go to the above link to download .deb files for TubiTube installation.
If you are interested in any extensions, you will need to go to the following page to find out if any are available for you:
https://tupitube.com/index.php?r=custom_pages%2Fview&id=15
2. Install TupiTube
To install TupiTube on Ubuntu, you can either use gdebi installer or run the installation using dpkg command on the command line. As all dependencies are satisfied, we will choose to install it via gdebi installer.
Run gdebi installer as a superuser and you will be good to go.
Gdebi installer will show a success message once TupiTube is installed.
TupiTube can be accessed via command-line only. It does not appear in the system dashboard. Therefore, the only choice you have is to invoke it in the terminal to begin TupiTube:
$ tupitube
It will start with a blank canvas. The TupiTube interface will be in dark mode.
In order to remove TupiTube Desk from your Ubuntu Linux system, you need to run the below command:
$ sudo apt remove tupitube
This article covers how to install TupiTube Desk on your Ubuntu Linux system. In fact, TupiTube Desk is a desktop application that targets 2D vectors like images (PNG), storyboards (HTML), and animations (OGG, AVI, MPEG, etc.).
With TupiTube, you will be able to create and share drawings and animations in a simple way. This project is developed and maintained by the Colombian startup MaeFloresta. It is a project that is covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License v2, which means that TupiTube is a free and open source software.
Main features of TupiTube Desk: