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To discuss this guide, please use this Ubuntu forums thread. In all cases, please take note that after having changed the configuration (if it was necessary), you will also have to configure the [[UbuntuHelp:[Extended|"Extended input devices"]]] in the programs you use, like Gimp or Inkscape. Don't forget to register your Wacom tablet on the Wacom web site, since you can specify Linux as the system you're using.

For all Ubuntu versions, using Synaptic package manager<<FootNote(System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager. You need to have administrative rights to install the packages)>> or Adept package manager<<FootNote(KMenu>System>Adept Manager)>>, check first if the packages xserver-xorg-input-wacom and wacom-tools are already installed on your system - if not, install them. If you prefer using the command line, you can also execute :

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-wacom wacom-tools

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

With Ubuntu 8.10, the configuration tool `wacomcpl` comes with the `wacom-tools` package. However, it won't work in the default setup (Option A), but will works if you have configured your tablet using Option B.

Option A) Default Setup

In Ubuntu 8.10 wacom tablets should work out-of-the-box with hotplugging, but only the stylus - including pressure and tilt - will work (it isn't possible to get the eraser, mouse or pad buttons to work using this method). If the stylus is enough for you, and if you want to configure it, see Wacom.fdi. Before investing too much time in it, take in consideration that Ubuntu 9.04 will probably revert to using xorg.conf (Option B). However, this solution is reported not to work for most Tablet PC users - you'll have to use Option B just below. For a tentative explanation, see this post or read the whole thread. Users might also be affected by a bug in the 8.1.4 version of the wacom drivers that comes with Ubuntu 8.10, where the input freeze when the pen touches the tablet. If that is the case for you, install the 8.1.6 drivers (no need to compile them) by following the instructions at Installing the Lastest Driver in Ubuntu.

Option B) Manual Setup Using xorg.conf

If this is not enough for you, you can configure the tablet using the old method. At the moment only this method will enable the use of the eraser, mouse and pad buttons. You will however lose hotplugging support for your tablet, and in addition since editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf has gotten far harder than before (as there is almost nothing in this file anymore) you risk hosing X. If you still wish to try this, here's how: Launch a terminal

• Backup your existing /etc/X11/xorg.conf. In the terminal, type (or copy/paste):

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.default

• Now is the time to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. In the terminal, type:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf or

kdesudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then add the required lines for your Wacom tablet (see Example|Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf for details).

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Your tablet should work after you've added the relevant lines in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Just reuse the lines that were present in previous Ubuntu releases, or copy/paste them from Example|Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf If it's a new model that is not supported by the version of the driver present in Hardy (for example, Wacom Bamboo series tablets), the instructions on this thread may help (if your tablet works but doesn't have pressure sensitivity enabled, you probably don't need to follow all of the steps in that how-to: it's enough to edit the xorg.conf file as described in steps 8 to 12).

Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

The lines configuring Wacom tablets in /etc/X11/xorg.conf have been commented out - you need to uncomment them by removing the # at the beginning of the lines.

• Backup your existing /etc/X11/xorg.conf. In a terminal (see above) type :

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.default

• Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and removing the # at the beginning of the lines concerning Wacom tablets - see Example|Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf for details.

Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

Under Ubuntu 7.04, thanks to updated drivers, you should have nothing more to do than plug in your tablet for most tablets. You may have to restart the X server by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace or logging out then logging back in after you have closed all your applications. Don't forget that you also have to [[UbuntuHelp:[Extended|configure the "Extended input devices"]]] in the programs you use, like Gimp or Inkscape.

Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) and 6.10 (Edgy Eft)

Under these versions, installing an USB Wacom tablet is straightforward. Remember to plug in your tablet before you boot; it makes things simpler. With the version of the Linux Wacom driver (0.7.2) in Ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10, if you unplug you tablet, it won't function when you plug it back in and you will have to restart X. For this reason, it is best to leave the tablet plugged in.

1. Using Synaptic package manager<<FootNote(System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager. You need to have administrative rights to install the packages)>>, check if the packages xserver-xorg-input-wacom and wacom-tools are already installed - if not install them. If you prefer using the command line, you can also execute :

   sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-wacom wacom-tools

2. Save a copy of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf :

    sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

then edit it with the command line :

 gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

or

 kdesudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change all /dev/wacom occurences into /dev/input/wacom (created by wacom-tools udev scripts)<<FootNote(Alternatively, you could make a symbolic link between /dev/input/wacom and /dev/wacom (pointed to by /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but this would only be a temporary solution, and you would have to set the symbolic link again after reboot : sudo ln -s /dev/input/wacom /dev/wacom)>>, then save the file. See Example|Lines for /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you don't have any configuration for Wacom devices in your xorg.conf. For an LTSP client update the /usr/bin/dexconf script instead, this is run at boot time to generate a new xorg.conf configuration file, and so any changes made to xorg.conf are lost on reboot. You should be ready to go after you have restarted X<<FootNote(Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. Save your work before doing so!)>>. Remember to [[UbuntuHelp:[Extended|configure the "Extended input devices"]]] in your graphics application, however you can already check if it's working by moving your stylus on the tablet : the mouse cursor should go through the whole screen. <<Anchor(Extended)>>

Configuring the "Extended Input Devices"

Your tablet input devices (usually stylus, eraser, and cursor) should now appear in programs that support them -- at the moment, Gimp and Inkscape are the most common. However, you still have to enable them before you can use them fully.

Gimp

Open Files>Preferences : Use the tab "Input devices", then click on "Configure Extended Input Devices" Choose Device: Stylus then Mode: Screen<<FootNote(You can also choose Mode: Window, but it's not the best setting)>>. Do the same for the Eraser and the Cursor: Now you're ready to draw, for example with the Paintbrush. You can change the Pressure Sensitivity effect from Opacity to Size, such as here :

Inkscape

Being a vector drawing program, unlike Gimp, Inkscape is very good for ink-style drawings. An advantage of vector drawings (apart from the low resource requirements) is that your strokes will remain sharp at whatever magnification, resolution or thinness. Open Files>Input devices... : Choose Device: Stylus then Mode: Screen<<FootNote(You can also choose Mode: Window, but it's not the best setting)>> - do the same for the Eraser and the Cursor: Now you're ready to draw. The best tool with a tablet is the Calligraphy tool (Ctrl+F6) , you have to click on the icon to use the pressure, and adjust the settings on the bar just above the horizontal ruler like on the following picture :

Tips

Modifying Stroke Pressure

If you find that with the defaults setting for the stylet it's hard to draw thin strokes, you can add this line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf<<FootNote(Remember to be careful when editing this file. First make a backup copy with sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup then edit it with the command line gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf)>>:

  Option        "PressCurve"    "50,0,100,50"         # Custom preference

to the section "!InputDevice" relative to the stylet. It will then look like this :

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "PressCurve"    "50,0,100,50"         # Custom preference
  Option        "Threshold"     "60"                  # sensetivity to do a "click"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

The parameter "50,0, 100,50" determine the slope of two tangents of the pressure curve("deltaX_1,deltaY_1 ,100-deltaX_2,100-deltaY_2"; 1:no pressure, 2:full pressure). On Gnome Graphic Tablet Apps you can find an application that does this and some pictures that show what the pressure curve is.

Fixing the Inverted Scrolling Problem

If the scroll wheel on your Wacom mouse is inverted (up is down and down is up), there is a workaround. Open up the terminal and type in:

xsetwacom set cursor RelWDn 4
xsetwacom set cursor RelWUp 5

If the scroll wheel now works correctly (which it should), open up a text editor, type "#!/bin/sh", and then below that paste in the above commands. Save it as ".xsetwacomrc" in your home directory and make sure it is executable (type in "chmod +x .xsetwacomrc" from the terminal). To load this file on startup, go to System->Preferences->Sessions and click on the "Startup Programs" tab. Click on "New" and enter the command "/home/USERNAME/.xsetwacomrc", then give it a title like "Wacom Cursor Scroll Inversion Rectifier". You may of course like to place other xsetwacom commands into that file, depending on your needs.

With my Graphire4 on Ubuntu 7.10, those commands did not work. Instead, the following commands fixed the inverted scrollwheel issue:

xsetwacom set pad relwup "button 5"
xsetwacom set pad relwdn "button 4"

-- !DavidAllouche !DateTime(2007-12-08T16:25:42Z)

Note: For this to work the xorg.conf must refer to your wacom device pad as "pad". By default in Gutsy there is no reference to the pad as an input device. For the scrollwheel to work add the following lines under Section "!InputDevice":

Section "InputDevice"
  	Driver        "wacom"
  	Identifier    "pad"
  	Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"   # USB ONLY
  	Option        "Type"          "pad"
  	Option        "USB"           "on"                  # USB ONLY
    EndSection

Similarly in the Section "!ServerLayout" you must add the following line:

Section "ServerLayout"
        InputDevice	"pad"  #Do not add SendCoreEvents

Using a Specific Area of the Tablet

You can limit the used area of the tablet to get the correct aspect ratio (if you draw circles and get something oval).

Section "InputDevice"
        ...  	
  	Option          "TopX"        "100"     
        Option          "TopY"        "200"      
        Option          "BottomX"     "14000"
        Option          "BottomY"     "6000"
  	...
    EndSection

Although you can make this different for the pen and the eraser, you probably want to have the same area for both of them. On the Graphire4 XL the resolution is 800 dots per cm, so 6000-200 is 7.25 cm on the tablet.

Problems Related to mouseemu

mouseemu is used on some systems (mostly Apple hardware) to emulate a two button mouse using a single button trackpad. It conflicts with the Wacom drivers stopping it working altogether and producing errors in /var/log/Xorg.0.log similar to

(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
pad Wacom X driver can't grab event device, errno=1022

To fix this simply uninstall mouseemu using the package manager of your choice and restart the X server.

Specific Cases

Graphire Bluetooth in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10

Unfortunately the Graphire Bluetooth requires changes to the kernel hidp module to work. See WacomGraphireBluetooth for instructions on how to get this tablet working in Ubuntu.

Toshiba Tablet PC in Ubuntu 7.10 or Ubuntu 8.04

There is a bug in the kernel that prevents the tablet pen from waking up from suspend. The issue is well-understood and there are kernel packages fixing it attached to this launchpad bug report.

Bamboo Series in Ubuntu 7.10

The Bamboo series tablets require the latest development Wacom drivers, which must be installed manually See this post for a Howto

Volito2 in Ubuntu 6.10

There is actually a bug in Ubuntu 6.10, and you need a workaround to get your Volito2 working.

1. Make a backup copy of your wacom.ko :

    sudo mv /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko_backup 

2. Download the wacom.ko module at http://librarian.launchpad.net/4936142/wacom.ko
3. Copy it to /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/usb/input/ :

    sudo cp <your download directory>/wacom.ko /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/kernel/drivers/usb/input/ 

Now reboot your system and everything should work fine as the other pen tablets.

TC1100 in Ubuntu 6.10

Using the instructions at the top of this guide, install the Wacom packages as noted in Step 1.

Do NOT follow the instructions in Step 2 to rename the /dev/wacom device references. Instead, backup the xorg.conf as noted in Step 2 and make sure the following line is not commented in each of the wacom !InputDevice sections.

  
Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"  # Tablet PC ONLY

After installing the packages, the Wacom driver firmware must be activated with the following terminal command.

echo "1" > /dev/wacom

Then restart X to use the stylus.

See Also

• Wacom Ubuntu Forum Thread - Use this thread for help, asking questions about this guide or suggesting improvements.
• Wacom.fdi - Configure Wacom devices using the .fdi file method that is the default in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
• The Linux Wacom Project - Home page of the Linux Wacom Project, responsible for the Wacom drivers in Linux.
• /etc/X11/xorg.conf configuration for Wacom tablets - xorg.conf example lines, updated for Ubuntu 8.10.
• Installing the Lastest Driver in Ubuntu - Guide on how to install a version of the linuxwacom drivers from the Linux Wacom Project other than the version available through the Ubuntu repositories.
• Gnome Graphic Tablet Apps - Home to a wacom configuration application which allows you to edit pressure curve, device mode and tilt(coming soon). It also includes a nice test area which offers realtime testing of your decisions. This site includes both source code and .deb's (only for i368 architecture).
• Install_linuxwacom_driver|- Old guide on installing the drivers directly from The Linux Wacom Project, especially useful if you want or need to do things by hand. The Ubuntu "Success story" section is however limited to Ubuntu 4.10 and 5.04, and the driver described is only in version 0.7.8.
• WacomLegacy - Guide written for legacy Ubuntu releases (before Ubuntu 6.06). The information is quite dated, though some notes might be useful if your tablet isn't working properly.

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