--- title: Install Paint98 on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Paint98 for on Ubuntu - The classic paint program, pixel for pixel, on the GNOME desktop plus some additional things. url: https://snapcraft.io/install/paint98/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Paint98 on **Ubuntu** # Paint98 [Carlos Bravo (carlos-bravo)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/carlos-bravo "View all snaps from Carlos Bravo (carlos-bravo)") * [Carlos Bravo (carlos-bravo)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/carlos-bravo "View all snaps from Carlos Bravo (carlos-bravo)") * [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/paint98/ubuntu#install) #### The classic paint program, pixel for pixel, on the GNOME desktop plus some additional things. Paint98 brings back the look and feel of the classic Windows 98 paint program: the 3D grey chrome, the sixteen-tool tool box, the 28-colour palette and the same menus and dialogs, built natively with GTK for GNOME. Features: * Free-form and rectangular selections with move, copy (Ctrl+drag), smear (Shift+drag), stretch handles and transparent mode * Eraser / colour eraser, flood fill, colour picker and magnifier * Pencil, brush (12 shapes), airbrush and text with a fonts toolbar * Line, curve, rectangle, polygon, ellipse and rounded rectangle with outline / fill styles * Flip/rotate, stretch/skew, invert colours, attributes, zoom with grid and thumbnail, view bitmap * Edit colours, load and save .pal palettes * Opens and saves PNG, BMP, JPEG and TIFF; copy and paste with other apps * Set your picture as the GNOME desktop wallpaper (tiled or centred) ### Package name * paint98 --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 13 October 2026 - latest/stable * 13 October 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98](https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98 "https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98") * [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/carlos-bravo "https://snapcraft.io/publisher/carlos-bravo") --- ### Contact * [github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues](https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues "https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98](https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98 "https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues](https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues "https://github.com/carlosbravoa/paint98/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/paint98/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Paint98 Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Paint98 To install Paint98, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install paint98 ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/paint98/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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