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title: Install amazon-ssm-agent on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of amazon-ssm-agent for on Ubuntu - Agent to enable
  remote management of your Amazon EC2 instance configuration
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/amazon-ssm-agent/ubuntu
---

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# Install amazon-ssm-agent on **Ubuntu**

# amazon-ssm-agent

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/amazon-ssm-agent/ubuntu#install)

#### Agent to enable remote management of your Amazon EC2 instance configuration

The SSM Agent runs on EC2 instances and enables you to quickly and easily
execute remote commands or scripts against one or more instances. The agent
uses SSM documents. When you execute a command, the agent on the instance
processes the document and configures the instance as specified. Currently,
the SSM Agent and Run Command enable you to quickly run Shell scripts on an
instance using the AWS-RunShellScript SSM document.

### Package name

* amazon-ssm-agent

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 30 June 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [docs.aws.amazon.com](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/ "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/")

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### Contact

* [aws.amazon.com](https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/ "https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/amazon-ssm-agent/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install amazon-ssm-agent

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 amazon-ssm-agent

To install amazon-ssm-agent, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install amazon-ssm-agent --classic
```

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