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title: Install Core base snap on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Core base snap for on elementary OS - Snap
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url: https://snapcraft.io/install/core/elementary
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# Install Core base snap on **elementary OS**

# Core base snap (core)

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

#### Snap runtime environment

Base snaps are a specific type of snap that include libraries and dependencies common to many applications. They provide a consistent and reliable execution environment for the snap packages that use them.

This core base snap additionally includes the snapd binaries, which in later releases are installed separately as the snapd snap. For more details on the snapd snap, see <https://snapcraft.io/snapd>.

The core base snap provides a runtime environment based on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus).

Other Ubuntu environment base snaps include:

* Core 18: <https://snapcraft.io/core18>
* Core 20: <https://snapcraft.io/core20>
* Core 22: <https://snapcraft.io/core22>
* Core 24: <https://snapcraft.io/core24>

**Using a base snap**

Base snaps are installed automatically when a snap package requires them. Only one of each type of base snap is ever installed.

Manually removing a base snap may affect the stability of your system.

**Building snaps with core**

Snap developers can use this base in their own snaps by adding the following to the snap's snapcraft.yaml:

```
 base: core
```

**Additional Information**\*

For more details, and guidance on using base snaps, see our documentation: <https://snapcraft.io/docs/base-snaps>

### Package name

* core

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 21 April 2026 - latest/stable
* 7 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io "https://snapcraft.io")

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### Source code

* [github.com/snapcore/core](https://github.com/snapcore/core "https://github.com/snapcore/core")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/snapcore/core/issues](https://github.com/snapcore/core/issues "https://github.com/snapcore/core/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Core base snap

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 Core base snap

To install Core base snap, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install core
```

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