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title: Install bluej on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of bluej for Linux - A free Java Development Environment
  designed for beginners, used by millions
url: https://snapcraft.io/bluej
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# bluej

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* [DavidoTek](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/davidotek "View all snaps from DavidoTek")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Education](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=education)

latest/stable 6.0.1

Install latest/stable of bluej

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install bluej
```

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

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### Package name

* bluej

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 12 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 12 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [bluej.org](https://bluej.org/ "https://bluej.org/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/DavidoTek/bluej-snap](https://github.com/DavidoTek/bluej-snap "https://github.com/DavidoTek/bluej-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A free Java Development Environment designed for beginners, used by millions

BlueJ is a free IDE for writing Java programs designed for beginners.
It graphically shows the class structure of an applications, suitable for educational purposes.
For further visualization, the source code is highlighted.

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## Install bluej 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/bluej/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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