--- title: Install AI Lab on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of AI Lab for on Ubuntu - LXD-based sandboxes for running AI tools safely on Ubuntu url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ailab/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install AI Lab on **Ubuntu** # AI Lab (ailab) [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)") * [Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ken-vandine "View all snaps from Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ailab/ubuntu#install) #### LXD-based sandboxes for running AI tools safely on Ubuntu AI Lab creates lightweight LXD containers pre-wired to use AI services running on your host (lemonade-server, ollama). Each container shares your home directory, keeping installed software isolated from the rest of your system. Use the CLI to create and manage sandboxes: ailab new mybox --install openclaw ailab run mybox ailab list Or use the web management interface — a browser-based dashboard with live progress, an in-browser terminal, and log tailing. It runs as a background daemon and is accessible at by default. Configure the host and port: snap set ailab web.host=0.0.0.0 snap set ailab web.port=11500 Connect to an AI Lab Cloud hub for remote access: snap set ailab cloud.host= snap set ailab cloud.token= snap set ailab cloud.user= snap set ailab cloud.device-id= snap set ailab cloud.ports=11500,18789 ### Package name * ailab --- ### License * GPL-3.0+ --- ### Last updated * 17 September 2026 - latest/stable * 29 July 2026 - latest/candidate --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ailab/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install AI Lab Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install AI Lab To install AI Lab, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install ailab ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/ailab/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Powered by [Charmed Kubernetes](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes) [Join the forum](https://forum.snapcraft.io/), contribute to or report problems with, [snapd](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd), [Snapcraft](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft), or [this site](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft.io/issues/new). * [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/snapcraftio) * [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/snap-store-terms) * [Data privacy](https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy) * [Manage your tracker settings](https://snapcraft.io/install/ailab/ubuntu) * [Service status](https://status.snapcraft.io/) * [Other functions](https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/) * [Contact us](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)