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madokie

(51,076 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2013, 08:03 PM Jan 2013

Will a wacom graphic tablet work in ubuntu 10.04?
Will a graphics tablet work as my system mouse, trackball etc? I run AutoCad 2000 using wine and in AutoCad I have the option to use the system pointing device. At the moment I'm using a trackball but would like to go back to using a tablet. Years ago I had a genitizer 1212b digitizer tablet but it's long gone and too expensive to think about buying another one.

TIA

Here is a link on eBay to something like what I'm looking at.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110998306982?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

ETA: Here is a link to the tablet I'd like to buy due to the price.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-5-x-4-DigiPro-640-USB-Graphics-Tablet-w-Cordless-Pen-Black-New-/380544372981?pt=US_Graphics_Tablets_Boards_Pens&hash=item589a3650f5

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Got a graphics tablet question [View all] madokie Jan 2013 OP

ubuntu 10 eh? Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #1

I upgraded to 11.04 and the tablet works, thx madokie Jan 2013 #4

according to the docs you already have the driver itself.. Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #5

You can check the Debian HCL Recursion Jan 2013 #2

Now we're talking (-: madokie Jan 2013 #3