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title: Install CMake on Fedora using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of CMake for on Fedora - Cross-platform software
  build system generator
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/cmake/fedora
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# Install CMake on **Fedora**

# CMake

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/cmake/fedora#install)

#### Cross-platform software build system generator

CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed
to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the
software compilation process using simple platform and compiler
independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles
and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of
your choice.

This snap is maintained separately from the CMake project.

### Package name

* cmake

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 3 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 15 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [cmake.org](https://cmake.org "https://cmake.org")

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### Source code

* [github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap](https://github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap "https://github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap/issues](https://github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap/issues "https://github.com/rroessler/cmake-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Fedora and install CMake

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 Fedora from the command line:

```
sudo dnf install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

### Install CMake

To install CMake, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install cmake --classic
```

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