Using Bamboo Wacom in Ubuntu is a 12 Step Program

"After plugging in the tablet, the stylus moves the pointer around the screen, but this isn’t enough. In windows, I could vary the thickness of a line because the tablet is pressure sensitive. I’m aiming to have that same functionality here.

"Step 1. Admit that you are powerless to your relentless urge to make things work in Linux and download the latest source code from linuxwacom.sourceforge.net directly to your home folder.

"Step 2. Admit that a power greater than yourself compiled that package. Open the file with an archive manager, and extract it."

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