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title: Install Core 20 base snap on Raspberry Pi using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Core 20 base snap for on Raspberry Pi - Snap
  runtime environment
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/raspbian
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# Install Core 20 base snap on **Raspberry Pi**

# Core 20 base snap (core20)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/raspbian#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.

The core20 base snap provides a runtime environment based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).

Other Ubuntu environment base snaps include:

* Core 18: <https://snapcraft.io/core18>
* 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 core20**

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

```
 base: core20
```

**Additional Information**

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

### Package name

* core20

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 10 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 17 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/core20](https://github.com/snapcore/core20 "https://github.com/snapcore/core20")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/snapcore/core20/issues](https://github.com/snapcore/core20/issues "https://github.com/snapcore/core20/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/core20/raspbian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install Core 20 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

On a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) running the latest version of [Raspbian](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

You will also need to reboot your device:

```
sudo reboot
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Core 20 base snap

To install Core 20 base snap, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install core20
```

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