---
title: Install clouds on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of clouds for on Ubuntu - Download, install, and
  run Windows in a VM
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/clouds/ubuntu
---

[Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/)

# Install clouds on **Ubuntu**

# clouds

[Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/lucyllewy "View all snaps from Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)")

* [Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/lucyllewy "View all snaps from Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/clouds/ubuntu#install)

#### Download, install, and run Windows in a VM

Download, install, and run Windows 10 or 11 in a VM.

The app will walk you through downloading a Windows DVD image, and launch the installation. Most of the installation is automated to reduce the chance of errors while installing. Once Windows is installed Clouds will boot directly into the operating system whenever you launch the app.

### Package name

* clouds

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 23 August 2022 - latest/stable
* 8 April 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.microsoft.com](https://www.microsoft.com/ "https://www.microsoft.com/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/diddlesnaps/clouds/issues](https://github.com/diddlesnaps/clouds/issues "https://github.com/diddlesnaps/clouds/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install clouds

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 clouds

To install clouds, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install clouds
```

### 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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