I'm going to also confirm this bug; the 1.6.x packages for Krita available do NOT have .gif support (either import or export) enabled.
** Summary changed: - Krita in Edgy doen't open gifs + Krita 1.6 in Edgy doen't open gifs -- Krita 1.6 in Edgy doen't open gifs https://launchpad.net/bugs/71711 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs