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title: Install ark on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of ark for Linux - Work with file archives
url: https://snapcraft.io/ark
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# ark

[KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")

* [KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 26.04.3

Install latest/stable of ark

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install ark
```

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

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### Package name

* ark

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 3 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 2 July 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.kde.org](https://www.kde.org "https://www.kde.org")

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### Contact

* [bugs.kde.org](https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps "https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Work with file archives

Ark is a graphical file compression/decompression utility with support for multiple formats, including tar, gzip, bzip2, rar and zip, as well as CD-ROM images. Ark can be used to browse, extract, create, and modify archives.

Features:

* Several formats supported: gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7z and more
* Preview file contents without extracting files

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## Install ark 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/ark/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/ark/raspbian)

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