Feel free t move this to an appropriate forum. Just sharing some good news.
Computer = HP EliteDesk, MX Linux 23, KDE Plasma 5.27, Krita-5.2.11-x86_64.Appimage.
Graphic Tablet = Wacom Cintiq 16
Plugged the tablet into the computer for the first time, expecting to have to load drivers etc. Nope.
Only had to set the wacom display to mirror the default monitor in the plasma system settings app,.
I started the krita image, everything works like a charm.
Just like magic.
Added later:
Can’t be certain, but I think it loads faster than the 5.2.9 appimage. Considering I just added 1 GB of new resources, my .local/share/krita folder is now 3.5 GB, it’s hard to legitimately compare load times, but I am convinced regardless.