---
title: Install ancilla on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ancilla for on Debian - Status client for the
  Ancilla platform (not the platform itself).
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ancilla/debian
---

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# Install ancilla on **Debian**

# ancilla

[Ancilla (ancillalive)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ancillalive "View all snaps from Ancilla (ancillalive)")

* [Ancilla (ancillalive)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ancillalive "View all snaps from Ancilla (ancillalive)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ancilla/debian#install)

#### Status client for the Ancilla platform (not the platform itself).

A small command-line client that fetches the current development status of
the Ancilla platform from ancilla.live and renders it.

This is NOT the Ancilla platform itself. The Ancilla platform is in active
development; no code has been released yet. Visit <https://ancilla.live> for
project status.

Pre-release Ancilla code, when shared privately, is sandbox-only — never
run with real personal data.

### Package name

* ancilla

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 29 May 2026 - latest/edge

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install ancilla

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install ancilla

To install ancilla, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ancilla --edge
```

### Other popular snaps…

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### 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.

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