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title: Install Core 18 base snap on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Core 18 base snap for Linux - Snap runtime
  environment
url: https://snapcraft.io/core18
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# Core 18 base snap (core18)

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Install latest/stable of Core 18 base snap

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install core18
```

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

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### Package name

* core18

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 21 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 30 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io "https://snapcraft.io")

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### Contact

* [github.com/snapcore/core18/issues](https://github.com/snapcore/core18/issues "https://github.com/snapcore/core18/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/snapcore/core18](https://github.com/snapcore/core18 "https://github.com/snapcore/core18")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/core18#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/core18#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/core18#tab-security)

#### Snap runtime environment

Base snaps are a specific type of snap that include libraries and dependencies common to many applications. They provide a consistent and reliable execution environment for the snap packages that use them.

The core18 base snap provides a runtime environment based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

Other Ubuntu environment base snaps include:

* Core 20: <https://snapcraft.io/core20>
* Core 22: <https://snapcraft.io/core22>
* Core 24: <https://snapcraft.io/core24>

**Using a base snap**

Base snaps are installed automatically when a snap package requires them. Only one of each type of base snap is ever installed.

Manually removing a base snap may affect the stability of your system.

**Building snaps with core18**

Snap developers can use this base in their own snaps by adding the following to the snap's snapcraft.yaml:

```
 base: core18
```

**Additional Information**

For more details, and guidance on using base snaps, see our documentation: <https://snapcraft.io/docs/base-snaps>

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## Install Core 18 base snap 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/core18/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/core18/raspbian)