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[Issue] Lack of FreeType font family when launching Paint Tool SAI?

Happens with the Wine build made for SAI

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Ikkarin Sunday 9 December 2018 at 2:17
IkkarinAnonymous

Hello!

 

I was initiated to Linux very recently since my Windows partition blew up (I got it back, but I guess the charm of Ubuntu made me stay) and although I love it and am already getting comfortable with it, I'm an artist and Paint Tool SAI is an essential Windows painting software for me such that Krita can't replace it, so I need some help to get it running on Ubuntu. This might get long so bear with me.

 

My version of Ubuntu is Bionic Beaver (18.04.1 LTS) and the main issue is that, through the tutorials I've found scattered about the internet, PlayOnLinux can run Paint Tool SAI with two Wine builds: 2.12-staging and 1.5.5-SAI, the build made for the software. However, although PoL can launch it just fine with the first build, the program can't recognize the tablet pen pressure which is imperative for quality drawing. The build that allegedly should support pen pressure is the latter, which only seems to not launch the application at all just for me, since I couldn't find the following issue anywhere else.

 

This is the output of the debug.

[12/08/18 22:01:42] - Running wine-1.5.5-SAI sai.exe (Working directory : /home/tatsuru/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/PaintToolSAI/drive_c/Program Files/PaintToolSAI)
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library.  To enable Wine to
use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than
or equal to 2.0.5.
http://www.freetype.org
err:module:load_builtin_dll failed to load .so lib for builtin L"winex11.drv": libSM.so.6: não é possível abrir arquivo compartilhado: Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
err:module:load_builtin_dll failed to load .so lib for builtin L"winex11.drv": libSM.so.6: não é possível abrir arquivo compartilhado: Arquivo ou diretório inexistente

 

As a newbie I can't detect if those fonts are really missing or if the problem is something ulterior to that. I've looked onto similar issues but none of the solutions there presented helped.

Any help is life-saving. Thanks in advance!

Edited by Ikkarin

KennethHansen Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 15:05
KennethHansenAnonymous

I understand your dilemma as an artist needing to run Paint Tool SAI on Ubuntu. While PlayOnLinux can launch it with Wine builds like 2.12-staging, the issue lies in recognizing the tablet pen pressure, which is crucial for quality drawing. One possible solution could be to explore alternative painting software options available for Ubuntu, such as Krita or checking out Diamond Painting pictures on UK figuredart, which might provide you with a new artistic avenue to explore.