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title: Install Apricus on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Apricus for Linux - Modern live wallpaper for
  GNOME — videos, playlists, streams & web pages
url: https://snapcraft.io/apricus
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# Apricus

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* [Fabrizio (fabx-dev)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/fabx-dev "View all snaps from Fabrizio (fabx-dev)")
* [Personalisation](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=personalisation)
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)

latest/stable 2.0.5

Install latest/stable of Apricus

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install apricus
```

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

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### Package name

* apricus

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/fabx-dev/apricus](https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus "https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus")

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### Contact

* [fabxdev@proton.me](mailto:fabxdev@proton.me "mailto:fabxdev@proton.me")

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### Source code

* [github.com/fabx-dev/apricus](https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus "https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/fabx-dev/apricus/issues](https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus/issues "https://github.com/fabx-dev/apricus/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Modern live wallpaper for GNOME — videos, playlists, streams & web pages

Apricus transforms your GNOME desktop background on Linux into a fluid,
living canvas — without draining resources or getting in your way.

Features:

* Native GTK4 + Libadwaita Control Center (Library, Playlist, Now Playing, Streaming, Web Page, Settings)
* Visual looping video playlists with thumbnails, drag-and-drop reorder, shuffle and undo
* Now Playing dashboard with 16:9 hero preview, transport controls, media metadata and Up next queue
* Streaming hub (YouTube, Twitch, live & direct streams) with saved favorites, recent history, cached thumbnails, LIVE badge and 10-second live preview
* Interactive Web Page wallpapers with reachability/title detector, Inspiration presets and static wallpaper snapshots
* Gapless in-place video switching, fast login startup, automatic pause/mute on maximized windows (X11) and per-monitor wallpaper assignment
* Translated into English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Japanese

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## Install Apricus 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/apricus/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/apricus/ubuntu)