Prerequisites

• Debian 12.5, Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 40, Arch Linux, OpenSUSE
• CMake
• GCC, G++, CLang
• Ninja Build System
• Curl
• Skia

Install dependencies

on Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install g++ clang libc++-dev libc++abi-dev cmake ninja-build libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libfontconfig1-dev curl unzip -y

On Fedora:

sudo dnf install gcc-c++ clang libcxx-devel cmake ninja-build libX11-devel libXcursor-devel libXi-devel mesa-libGL-devel fontconfig-devel curl unzip -y

On Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S gcc clang libc++ cmake ninja libx11 libxcursor mesa-libgl fontconfig curl unzip --noconfirm

On OpenSUSE:

sudo zypper -n install gcc-c++ clang libc++-devel libc++abi-devel cmake ninja libX11-devel libXcursor-devel libXi-devel Mesa-libGL-devel fontconfig-devel unzip curl

Create folders

mkdir -p ~/src/aseprite/build ~/src/deps/skia

Download & extract Aseprite source

cd ~/src/aseprite
curl -LO https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/releases/download/v1.3.6/Aseprite-v1.3.6-Source.zip
unzip Aseprite-v1.3.6-Source.zip

Download & extract Skia

cd ~/src/deps/skia
curl -LO https://github.com/aseprite/skia/releases/download/m102-861e4743af/Skia-Linux-Release-x64-libc++.zip
unzip Skia-Linux-Release-x64-libc++.zip

Build Aseprite

cd ~/src/aseprite/build
export CC=clang
export CXX=clang++
cmake \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=--stdlib=libc++ \
  -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING=--stdlib=libc++ \
  -DLAF_BACKEND=skia \
  -DSKIA_DIR=$HOME/src/deps/skia \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY_DIR=$HOME/src/deps/skia/out/Release-x64 \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY=$HOME/src/deps/skia/out/Release-x64/libskia.a \
  -G Ninja ..
ninja aseprite

Install program

mkdir ~/opt
mv -T bin ~/opt/aseprite

To run Aseprite, execute the following command:

~/opt/aseprite/aseprite

Tested With Aseprite v1.3.6

Please remember to support the creators of Aseprite. Only use this method to try the program or if you don't have access to funds or a credit card :)