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title: Install confined-shell on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of confined-shell for Linux - A minimal Mir based
  confined shell for testing support for such things
url: https://snapcraft.io/confined-shell
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# confined-shell

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latest/beta 240-mir2.29.0-snap170

Install latest/beta of confined-shell

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install confined-shell --beta
```

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

confined-shell is only available on the unstable beta channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* confined-shell

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/beta
* 16 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip](https://github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip "https://github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip")

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### Contact

* [github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip/issues](https://github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip/issues "https://github.com/MirServer/confined-shell-wip/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A minimal Mir based confined shell for testing support for such things

The current iteration is based on Miriway, swaybg and wofi.

To activate the wofi launcher press `Meta+a`. This will show snaps publishing a
.desktop file, but only Wayland based snaps will run successfully.

To exit the shell press Ctrl-Alt-BkSp (long press if apps are running)

For the greeter (e.g. GDM) to recognise the confined-shell session run:

```
 /snap/confined-shell/current/bin/setup.sh
```

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## Install confined-shell 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/confined-shell/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/confined-shell/ubuntu)

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