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title: Install Core 20 base snap on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Core 20 base snap for Linux - Snap runtime
  environment
url: https://snapcraft.io/core20
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# Core 20 base snap (core20)

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Install latest/stable of Core 20 base snap

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install core20
```

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

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### Package name

* core20

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 10 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 17 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

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

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### Source code

* [github.com/snapcore/core20](https://github.com/snapcore/core20 "https://github.com/snapcore/core20")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/snapcore/core20/issues](https://github.com/snapcore/core20/issues "https://github.com/snapcore/core20/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/core20#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/core20#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/core20#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 core20 base snap provides a runtime environment based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).

Other Ubuntu environment base snaps include:

* Core 18: <https://snapcraft.io/core18>
* 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 core20**

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

```
 base: core20
```

**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 20 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/core20/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/raspbian)