# XP Pen Tablet registered by system, but not Krita **URL:** \ **Category:** Input Device Support\ **Tags:** linux\ **Created:** [August 24, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353 "2026-08-24T18:38:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/u/shorsyn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/1 "2026-08-24T18:38:32Z")
Type of device\* : Display Tablet Brand and version of the device: XP Pen 15.6 pro System\*\* : Linux * * * Description of the issue (you can include screenshots): Originaly after changing to linux I found Krita did not register my tablet. I found that I could get it to work by using an older version of the tablet’s driver. My operating system has updated to a new version and the issue has returned, but the old driver is’nt helping anymore (I have also tried using the updated driver as well). A more visusal description being that it registers no form of touch and seemingly “replaces the cursor” with a static form of whatever the system last displayed. The moment I no longer have Krita as the active window it works normally. ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crimson_crate/32/238059_2.png) [@Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/u/Crimson_Crate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/2 "2026-08-24T22:20:16Z")
If it’s not another issue with the xwayland package, have you tried using OpenTabletDriver? ---
**Author:** ![shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/u/shorsyn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/3 "2026-08-25T16:55:14Z")
Yes, and I have not been able to get it to function either, in any capacity. When I tried it my tablet simply didnt function at all. ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crimson_crate/32/238059_2.png) [@Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/u/Crimson_Crate)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/4 "2026-08-25T17:42:59Z")
Well, you could then try to check what version is `xorg-x11-server-Xwayland`of your distro is, if it’s `24.1.10-1` then it’s pretty much the culprit, either try downgrading or upgrading it ---
**Author:** ![shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/u/shorsyn)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/5 "2026-08-26T18:02:10Z")
it’s on Wayland but my version numbers are completly different Version: 50.1-0ubuntu2.2 ![image](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/d/ad2ed8132a7be14084db97705962f03d99cff3e9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crimson_crate/32/238059_2.png) [@Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/u/Crimson_Crate)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/6 "2026-08-26T19:06:37Z")
oh no no no I’m talking about the package, not the OS/kernel version Try running `Xwayland -version` in your terminal, should give the proper output ---
**Author:** ![shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/u/shorsyn)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/7 "2026-08-26T19:19:22Z")
ok how do I go about downgradeing or upgrading my wayland version? im on Xwayland Version 24.1.10 ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crimson_crate/32/238059_2.png) [@Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/u/Crimson_Crate)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/8 "2026-08-26T22:54:48Z")
yup, there is our culprit; I need to refresh my memory cuz, iirc, someone else had this issue before, and Ubuntu makes downgrading stuff a bit bothersome It’s weird cuz it has been a while; the newer versions should be available atp Maybe try `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` to see if your system somehow missed it EDIT: nvm, apparently that’s the most recent on Ubuntu stable ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crimson_crate/32/238059_2.png) [@Crimson\_Crate](https://krita-artists.org/u/Crimson_Crate)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/9 "2026-08-26T23:06:17Z")
> [@Crimson\_Crate](#): > > iirc, someone else had this issue before Found it! > [@Krita 5.3 on ubuntu 26.04 wacom not working](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-3-on-ubuntu-26-04-wacom-not-working/183761/14): > > I have a solution, the analysis was right, xwayland was the issue, for some reason I cannot download it via “sudo apt-get install xwayland=2:24.1.9-1” But i managed to download the .deb and run it with “sudo dpkg -i xwayland\_24.1.9-1\_amd64.deb” Krita works now. Now I just hope it didn’t break something else. ---
**Author:** ![shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@shorsyn](https://krita-artists.org/u/shorsyn)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/10 "2026-08-27T03:32:58Z")
Thank you very much! It works again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/xp-pen-tablet-registered-by-system-but-not-krita/189353/11 "2026-08-31T03:33:32Z")
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