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title: Install canonical-livepatch-downloader on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of canonical-livepatch-downloader for Linux -
  Canonical Livepatch Downloader Tool
url: https://snapcraft.io/canonical-livepatch-downloader
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# canonical-livepatch-downloader

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

* [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical")
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security)

latest/stable v1.1.1

Install latest/stable of canonical-livepatch-downloader

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install canonical-livepatch-downloader
```

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

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### Package name

* canonical-livepatch-downloader

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 17 December 2025 - latest/stable
* 17 December 2025 - latest/candidate

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### Report a bug

* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-livepatch-client/ "https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-livepatch-client/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Canonical Livepatch Downloader Tool

The Canonical livepatch downloader tool is a CLI application that provides basic commands to query and download patch files.

Please note that this tool is not a replacement for the Canonical Livepatch client - <https://snapcraft.io/canonical-livepatch>. Instead it provides some basic patch download and query functionality for scenarios where the Canonical Livepatch client is not supported.

**How To Use:**

* Enable the tool by running `canonical-livepatch-downloader enable <token>` with an Ubuntu Pro token obtained from <https://ubuntu.com/pro/dashboard>, note that the token must be entitled to Livepatch and belong to the `stable` tier.
* Get the latest patch for your system with `canonical-livepatch-downloader get-latest`. This command requires some flags, including the architecture and the desired kernel. See the help output for more info.
* Get a list of patches using `canonical-livepatch-downloader list`, which accepts filtering to your desired kernel/architecture. Use this in conjunction with `canonical-livepatch-downloader get-files` to download a list of files. Use the `-K` or `--keep-tarball` option to also save the downloaded patch tarball.

Patches are downloaded to ~/snap/canonical-livepatch-downloader/common/patches. Patch tarballs are saved to ~/snap/canonical-livepatch-downloader/common/tarballs. Removing the patch downloader will create a snapshot which may be large if you have downloaded several patches. Use `sudo snap remove canonical-livepatch-downloader --purge` to avoid creating a snapshot.

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## Install canonical-livepatch-downloader 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/canonical-livepatch-downloader/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-downloader/raspbian)