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title: Install curl on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of curl for Linux - Transfer data from or to a
  server using URLs
url: https://snapcraft.io/curl-snap
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# curl (curl-snap)

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latest/stable 7.81.0

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Install latest/stable of curl

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install curl-snap
```

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

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### Package name

* curl-snap

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 31 October 2023 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [curl.se](https://curl.se/ "https://curl.se/")

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### Contact

* [twitter.com](https://twitter.com/DrCoccodrillus "https://twitter.com/DrCoccodrillus")

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

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

#### Transfer data from or to a server using URLs

curl is a tool for transferring data from or to a server using URLs.
It supports these protocols: DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS.

**How to use it**

To download a file run

`curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output /tmp/my.file`

To silently download a file run

`curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output /tmp/my.file --silent`

*The downloaded file will be available here /tmp/snap-private-tmp/snap.curl-snap/tmp*

For a better comprehension of the tool, run

`curl-snap.curl --help`

**Before using it**

Remember to connect the home interface to this snap if you want to save directly to your home user folder. Just run

`snap connect curl-snap:home`

After connecting the home interface you can run curl in this way

`curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output my.file`

*Your file will be downloaded in your home user folder*

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## Install curl 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/curl-snap/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/curl-snap/ubuntu)