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title: Install AppStream Generator on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of AppStream Generator for Linux - A fast AppStream
  metadata generator
url: https://snapcraft.io/appstream-generator
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# AppStream Generator

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latest/stable 1.0.0+git1.ge3ea0e9

Install latest/stable of AppStream Generator

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install appstream-generator
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* appstream-generator

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### License

* LGPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 29 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/ximion/appstream-generator](https://github.com/ximion/appstream-generator "https://github.com/ximion/appstream-generator")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/appstream-generator#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/appstream-generator#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/appstream-generator#tab-security)

#### A fast AppStream metadata generator

AppStream is a metadata specification which permits software components to provide information about themselves
to automated systems and end-users before the software is actually installed.

The *appstream-generator* tool generates AppStream metadata from the repositories of a software distribution.
It currently supports the following repository formats / distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, RPM-MD (Fedora, Mageia).

The generator will produce AppStream collection metadata files in the AppStream YAML or XML format to be shipped
to users, as well as a detailed HTML report about found components and HTML and JSON reports on issues detected
with the scanned metadata. It reads .desktop files as well as metainfo files, renders fonts, scales images, caches
screenshots etc. to produce high-quality metadata for AppStream based software centers to consume.
Usually, *appstream-generator* is integrated with the existing software build & packaging workflow of
a distribution.

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## Install AppStream Generator on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/appstream-generator/raspbian)