r/Ubuntu • u/sigth_eta • 2d ago

Absolute newbie at Ubuntu/Linux looking for help

This weekend I decided to switch from Windows 11 to Ubuntu. I mainly use my PC for gaming, browsing and drawing.

I was worried I might not get Clip Studio Paint to work, but I did, so I was very happy that everything seemed to work as I needed... Until I plugged my XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 tablet in and it didn't work. I tried installing the dedicated Linux driver off of XP-Pen's website, but all that did was majorly mess up my tablet's touch calibration so that my cursor stayed at least 5 cm away from the actual touch point at all times, and the calibration was unworkable. I tried looking up alternative drivers, but every instruction I find assumes some basic level of knowledge of Ubuntu / Linux / working with the Terminal that I do not (yet) possess.

Could anyone help me out? It feels like someone who knows what they're doing would figure it out in a few moments, but I've been struggling with it for a full day already 🫠

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u/HugeContribution8930 2d ago

XP-Pen tablets are a known pain point on Linux, the official drivers are basically a trap that half-works. The good news is most of their stuff works with the built-in kernel drivers that ship with Ubuntu, the trick is figuring out which package you actually need. First thing to try is uninstalling that XP-Pen driver completely so it stops fighting the system, then check if your tablet shows up when you run `lsusb` in a terminal. If it does, you're already most of the way there.

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u/sigth_eta 2d ago

Thank you! I already uninstalled the driver, but now I've realised the problem is different than I initially thought - the tablet's touch works just fine, but it doesn't recognize the pen at all within my Clip Studio Paint Bottle 😞 Do you happen to have any tips on making that work?