inkscape software package provides vector-based drawing program, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install inkscape
inkscape is installed in your system.
Make ensure the inkscape package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep inkscape *
You will get with inkscape package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Graphics |
| Package | inkscape |
| Version | 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1 [amd64, i3 |
| Description | vector-based drawing program |
| Sub Section | Graphics |