--- title: Install Cartero on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Cartero for on Kubuntu - Make HTTP requests and test APIs url: https://snapcraft.io/install/cartero/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Cartero on **Kubuntu** # Cartero [danirod](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/danirod "View all snaps from danirod") * [danirod](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/danirod "View all snaps from danirod") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/cartero/kubuntu#install) #### Make HTTP requests and test APIs Cartero is a graphical HTTP client that can be used as a developer tool to test web APIs and perform all kind of HTTP requests to web servers. It is compatible with any REST, SOAP or XML-RPC API and it supports multiple request methods as well as attaching body payloads to compatible requests. Features: * Loads and saves to plain Git-friendly TOML files, so that you can own your data. * Customization and modification of the request headers and body payloads. * Variable binding for API keys and any other information you don't want hardcoded. * Export your requests as cURL to repeat them in the command line. Designed with API developers in mind. The file format is plain and is friendly with Git tools, so that you can version your API and track changes in a multi-user environment. Support for collections and other ways to organize groups of requests is on the works. Cartero is local-first, respectful with your privacy and fully free software. No corporations, no accounts, no AI, no cloud subscriptions. Use it for free at home, at work or at school. ### Package name * cartero --- ### License * GPL-3.0+ --- ### Last updated * 25 January 2026 - latest/stable * 29 June 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [cartero.danirod.es](https://cartero.danirod.es "https://cartero.danirod.es") --- ### Contact * [github.com/danirod/cartero/discussions](https://github.com/danirod/cartero/discussions "https://github.com/danirod/cartero/discussions") --- ### Source code * [github.com/danirod/cartero](https://github.com/danirod/cartero "https://github.com/danirod/cartero") * [github.com/danirod/cartero-snap](https://github.com/danirod/cartero-snap "https://github.com/danirod/cartero-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/danirod/cartero/issues](https://github.com/danirod/cartero/issues "https://github.com/danirod/cartero/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/cartero/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install Cartero 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 [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install Cartero To install Cartero, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install cartero ``` ### 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. 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