I ordered the XP-PEN 15.6 yesterday. Let’s see how it works out on Manjaro. The latest positive driver reports pulled me over. Now wait for 2 to 40 days delivery. 
it’s true.
A drawing tablet is a big upgrade to drawing on your Ubuntu desktop.
I opted for a XP-PEN Deco 01 V2 digital sketch tablet and find that size pairs well with my 27" monitor.
Apart from using the drawing tablet in Krita, you can also use it in GIMP , Inkscape and Blender. It is especially useful in Grease Pencil in Blender.
Pressure sensitivity will allow you to “draw” different density of colours or alter the thickness of the brush… like a calligraphy brush. Very useful.
The buttons can be programmed to change brushes, zoom, toggle switches, etc. You can skip the buttons if you are okay with reaching over six inches to the keyboard.
Hi I got a bosto 1060 plus tablet and i just cant get it to play nicely with Ubuntu 20.04 no matter what I try.
there’s a section of the tablet that is set aside for tablets and it looks like its mapping this portrait sized area across the screen. I cant find any linux drivers for this thing and it’s driving me nuts! This tablet looks like it might be based on huion graphics tablet 1060 plus but again finding drivers to install to test this is proving fruitless.
does anyone have any tips to get this thing working?
Bosto isn’t listed in https://digimend.github.io/drivers/digimend/tablets/, so it’s probably just not possible to get that tablet working with Linux.
@DaveHingley I have a XP-Pen Artist 22 pro and I had to make my own version of digimend to make it work. So maybe there is hope for you. If you don’t have experience programming you can go to the digimend page or the github and try to expose your issue there. You will have to do a bunch of tests to obtain information such as the model and vendor ids and other stuff.
I have XP-PEN Artist 22E PRO, but it works well without installing the digimend drivers. I had to replace libinput to libevdev and remapped display’s and pen keys using custom .hwdb.
Yo tengo una wacom intuos y como dices nunca he tenido problemas, es cosas de conectar y usar. Por otro lado tengo una XP Pen display (pantalla interactiva) y también funcionó al conectar pero cuando quise usarlo como pantalla expandida fue otra cosa, así que descargué el driver en la página oficial. Todo bien ahora aunque no puedo configurar los botones que vienen en la tableta, igual siempre uso el teclado
If you don’t mind to experiment, you may try to remap buttons using hwdb. it’s a hacky way but works for me:
I use a Lenovo Yoga 730 laptop. It is a 2-in-1, so it is 180 degrees foldable and transforms into a tablet. It has a Wacom screen with touch and digitizer. 15.6 inches screen, really good.
You can use it horizontally and vertically.
And you get a powerful computer for other stuff, too.
I run Debian 10 Stable, Krita as an AppImage.
I never thought in turning it around to draw too. I only use it for coding. I will have give that a go for sure.
Do it! 
Works really well with Krita, you can pinch zoom with your fingers, too!
What’s that pen called? Not a stylus? I’m thinking about finding one for a tablet that can run Debian. Did it come with the tablet/laptop?
Hi! The stylus comes with the laptop, but can also be purchased separately. But it only works because this laptop has a screen that is both touch sensitive AND has a built in pressure sensitive surface. So it doesn’t work with a generic Debian tablet.
Graphics tablets over the years on Linux have been something of a mixed bag. As we all know, Wacom dominates the market but does little if anything to support Linux user base mainly because talented open source coders have stepped up to create drivers that work very well. For novices though, there is a learning curve. Fully functional tablets in Linux are not plug-and-play. Digimend and libwacom require a basic knowledge of editing configuration files to achieve success. Thanks to detailed instructions from David Revoy this process is quite achievable especially for Huion tablets.
I have used Wacom but was reluctant to spend a lot of money on their more advanced products so I did some research.
XP-Pen tablets are advertised as compatible with Linux. This is only partially true. The driver gives minimal configuration and completely ignores tilt. Unfortunately the driver has to be run with root priveliges which is a security no-no. I contacted them about this and recieved a polite brush-off. I sold the tablet soon after purchase
To date the only tablet manufacturer I have found who treats the Linux community with the same respect as the Mac/Win majority is VEIKK. They provide a stable driver (.deb file) which has a fully functional configuration app that runs in user-space.
Declaration. I purchased a VK1060 autumn 2021 and run it on Linux Mint Cinnamon. I have no involvement with VEIKK corporation and have not been offered or received incentives. I submit this review solely to assist the Krita linux community.
Props to Veikk for providing a Linux driver and not trying to hide the country of origin.
Do you know which license the driver uses? Perhaps you could write a real review of the tablet (as in how usable you found it), I bet it would be interesting for people looking to buy a new tablet.
Unfortunately it will not be for me any time soon as I’m avoiding Chinese products in order to not support China’s highly questionable conduct.
How’s Huions currently on Linux?
I’m planning to dual boot my PC [as it has enough space and ram is not an issues] but i want to slowly transition out of window in my creative needs. My tablets are huions [ 22plus and 13[2021] ]
There are different reports, some say they even don’t need to install a driver, and it works out of the box, with tilt and pressure only the buttons have to be mapped, others state they have issues. This may or would depend on the chosen distribution, so check it with a live-cd/live-usb of the distro(s) you want to use.
Michelist
I got all 3 tablets, so here’s my experience running Linux Mint
I started using an old wacom bamboo fun. Limitations were the size, but otherwise I liked it.
1 HUION HS610 Graphics Drawing Tablet Android Devices Supported Tilt Function Battery-Free Stylus with 8192 Pen Pressure
It didn’t run seemlessly. Definate problems with driver not working well.
2. XP-Pen G430S OSU Tablet Ultrathin Graphic Tablet 4 x 3 inch Digital Tablet Drawing Pen Tablet for OSU! (8192 Levels Pressure)
Even though it worked, it wasn’t great. Still problems with compatibility. I wish I could tell you issues, but I don’t remember. I kept tablet as a back up.
3. Used Wacom Intuos Pro medium size from ebay ($160.)
This clearly works best.
After trying all 3, I’d recommend getting a used Wacom Intuos Pro med.
Hello and welcome to the forum
This is not a tablet problem. The lagging issue and other issues are being investigated and dealt with.
You could try the 5.1.0-prealpha appimage to see if anything in particular has been improved or fixed:
Krita_Nightly_Appimage_Build [Jenkins]
You can also try using the 4.4.8 appimage which would be better than 4.4.5:
https://download.kde.org/stable/krita/4.4.8/krita-4.4.8-x86_64.appimage
Ideally, you’d use the 4.4.8 appimage (or any 4.x) with an isolated home environment, especially since you’re now using 5.x.