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title: Install Briar (Unofficial) on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Briar (Unofficial) for Linux - Private P2P
  Tor messenger
url: https://snapcraft.io/briar-tsugu
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# Briar (Unofficial) (briar-tsugu)

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* [Tsugu (tsugu-sk)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tsugu-sk "View all snaps from Tsugu (tsugu-sk)")
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latest/stable 0.6.5-beta

Install latest/stable of Briar (Unofficial)

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install briar-tsugu
```

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

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### Package name

* briar-tsugu

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 3 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [briarproject.org](https://briarproject.org/download-briar-desktop/ "https://briarproject.org/download-briar-desktop/")

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### Contact

* [tsugu.xyz](https://tsugu.xyz/ "https://tsugu.xyz/")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/Tsu-gu/briar-desktop-snap](https://github.com/Tsu-gu/briar-desktop-snap "https://github.com/Tsu-gu/briar-desktop-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Private P2P Tor messenger

Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers.

Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in.

**This is an unofficial snap, the major issue I encountered is no notifications.**

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## Install Briar (Unofficial) 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/briar-tsugu/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/briar-tsugu/ubuntu)

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