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title: Install CANExplorer on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of CANExplorer for Linux - Monitor, analyse, diagnose
  and simulate CAN, CAN FD and LIN buses
url: https://snapcraft.io/canexplorer
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# CANExplorer

[Jules Atchoglo (akj7)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/akj7 "View all snaps from Jules Atchoglo (akj7)")

* [Jules Atchoglo (akj7)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/akj7 "View all snaps from Jules Atchoglo (akj7)")

latest/stable 1.1.1

Install latest/stable of CANExplorer

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install canexplorer
```

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

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### Package name

* canexplorer

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 20 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [akj7.github.io](https://akj7.github.io/CANExplorer/ "https://akj7.github.io/CANExplorer/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer](https://github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer "https://github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer/issues](https://github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer/issues "https://github.com/AKJ7/CANExplorer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Monitor, analyse, diagnose and simulate CAN, CAN FD and LIN buses

CANExplorer monitors, analyses, diagnoses and simulates CAN, CAN FD and LIN buses: a live trace with decoded
signals (DBC, DBF, ARXML, KCD, SYM, LDF), signal plots, recording and replay, bus health, UDS diagnostics and
flashing, J1939 and CANopen tools, simulated nodes with control panels, test automation, remote buses and MQTT.

Connect the interfaces for your hardware once after installing:

```
 sudo snap connect canexplorer:can-bus   # SocketCAN adapters: can0, vcan0 …
 sudo snap connect canexplorer:raw-usb   # USB adapters: candleLight/gs_usb, slcan, ELM327, GVRET …
```

Vendor driver libraries installed on the computer (PCAN-Basic, Kvaser CANlib) cannot be used from the snap; on
Linux these adapters work through SocketCAN.

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## Install CANExplorer 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/canexplorer/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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