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title: Install chromium on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of chromium for on Debian - Chromium web browser,
  open-source version of Chrome
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/chromium/debian
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# Install chromium on **Debian**

# chromium

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

#### Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome

An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.

### Package name

* chromium

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### License

* Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.0 AND LGPL-2.1 AND MIT AND MS-PL AND (GPL-2.0+ OR LGPL-2.1+ OR MPL-1.1)

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable
* Today - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [code.launchpad.net](https://code.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/+git/snap-from-source "https://code.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/+git/snap-from-source")

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### Contact

* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bugs?field.tag=snap "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bugs?field.tag=snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install chromium

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 chromium

To install chromium, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install chromium
```

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