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# Install atuin on **elementary OS**

# atuin

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/atuin/elementary#install)

#### Magical shell history

Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database,
and records additional context for your commands.
Additionally, it provides optional and fully encrypted synchronisation of your history between machines,
via an Atuin server.

[!IMPORTANT] Due to Snap confinement, the 'scripts' functionality is **not** available.

To import existing history,
make sure to connect the appropriate interface such as:

`sudo snap connect atuin:dot-bash-history`

To see which interfaces are available and whether they are connected:

`snap connections atuin`

Furthermore, when using `atuin import auto`,
you must export your current shell such as,

`SHELL=${SHELL} atuin import auto`

When using this snap, atuin's configuration and data file live respectively at

* $HOME/snap/atuin/.config/atuin
* $HOME/snap/atuin/local/share/atuin

For bash users, the Snap bundles both `ble.sh` & `bash-preexec`.
They can be found in `/snap/atuin/current/usr/share/`.

The Snap has only really been tested for bash.
Please do report any issue on the GitHub repo linked for 'issues'.
Conversely, reports that the snap is working fine with other shells is appreciated.

### Package name

* atuin

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 19 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 26 August 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [atuin.sh](https://atuin.sh/ "https://atuin.sh/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues](https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues "https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/atuinsh](https://github.com/sponsors/atuinsh "https://github.com/sponsors/atuinsh")

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### Source code

* [github.com/artivis/atuin-snap](https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap "https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues](https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues "https://github.com/artivis/atuin-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install atuin

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

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
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 atuin

To install atuin, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install atuin
```

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