How To Install Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Valentina is a free and open-source application for pattern makers. The main idea of this concept is to combine modern technologies with traditional design methods. It permits the users to create the patterns of cloth either by using standard sizes or a custom set of measurements to create unique pattern tools.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running the following apt commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install dirmngr ca-certificates software-properties-common apt-transport-https

Step 2. Installing Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, Valentina is not available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to add the Valentina repository to your Ubuntu system:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dismine/valentina-dev

Then, execute the following commands to install the latest stable version of Valentina on your Ubuntu system:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install valentina

Step 3. Accessing Valentina on Ubuntu 22.04.

Once successfully installed on your Ubuntu system, run the following path on your desktop to open the path: Activities -> Show Applications -> Valentina or use the following command on the terminal to launch Valentina:

valentina

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Valentina. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Valentina open-source application to create patterns on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Valentina website.