--- title: Install Defold on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Defold for on CentOS - The game engine for high-performance cross-platform games url: https://snapcraft.io/install/defold/centos --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Defold on **CentOS** # Defold [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/defold/centos#install) #### The game engine for high-performance cross-platform games Defold comes fully featured out of the box. There's nothing to set up or configure, not even when building. Simply download the editor and get creative! **No setup** ``` ✓ Visual Editor ✓ Scene Editor ✓ Code Editor ✓ Particle Editor ✓ Lua Scripting ✓ Tilemap Editor ✓ Lua Debugger ✓ 2D & 3D ``` **Truly cross-platform** ``` ✓ PlayStation®4 ✓ Windows ✓ Nintendo Switch ✓ Steam ✓ Android ✓ HTML5 ✓ iOS ✓ Facebook ✓ macOS ✓ Q3 2023 PlayStation®5 ✓ Linux ✓ Q2 2024 XBox ``` **Turn-key solution** ``` ✓ Use basic building blocks to create complex behaviour. ✓ Everything you need to make a game in one tool ✓ Write game logic using Lua. ✓ Zero-config cloud build for native code ``` **Custom configuration** ``` ✓ Add new functionality from the Asset Portal. ✓ Setup your own local build environment. ✓ Write your own native code to extend the engine. ✓ Integrated with tools such as Atom, VS Code, Spine and Tiled. ``` **Free. Forever.** ``` ✓ No up-front cost. ✓ No licensing cost. ✓ No royalties. ✓ No runtime fee. ✓ Free forever. Thanks to the objectives of the Defold Foundation ``` **Production ready** ``` ✓ Proven track record of game releases on mobile, web, desktop and consoles. ✓ Integrations with analytics, app economy and game services available out of the box. ✓ Actively developed, with a new release every month. ✓ Technical support contracts available if needed. ``` * Defold foundation: * Showcase: * Support: * License: This is an unofficial package. Licensed under the Defold License. ### Package name * defold --- ### License * unset --- ### Last updated * 17 August 2026 - latest/stable * 17 August 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [defold.com](https://defold.com/ "https://defold.com/") --- ### Donations * [defold.com](https://defold.com/donate/ "https://defold.com/donate/") --- ### Source code * [github.com/defold/defold](https://github.com/defold/defold "https://github.com/defold/defold") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues](https://github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues "https://github.com/popey/defold-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/defold/centos#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Defold 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 is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/defold/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command: ``` sudo yum install epel-release ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` 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 ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Defold To install Defold, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install defold ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### 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? 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