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title: Install R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL) on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL) for on Pop!_OS
  - Dynamic Host Information System - client
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/dhis-client/pop
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# Install R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL) on **Pop!\_OS**

# R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL) (dhis-client)

[林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)")

* [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/dhis-client/pop#install)

#### Dynamic Host Information System - client

dhid is the DHIS client daemon. After setting up with a DHIS provider, each machine may run a dhid daemon (in background) in order to update its dynamic IP address within the server.

This is NOT an official distribution of the R5 DHIS Client software, please refer to the snap's own issue tracker for support:

Work items · Unofficial snap packaging for R5 DHIS Client · GitLab
<https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work_items>

### Package name

* dhis-client

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### License

* BSD-2-Clause

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### Last updated

* 17 June 2026 - latest/stable
* 7 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

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

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### Contact

* [gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work\_items](https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work_items "https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work_items")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work\_items](https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work_items "https://gitlab.com/brlin/dhis-client-snap/-/work_items")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL)

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 Pop!\_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 R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL)

To install R5 DHIS Client (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install dhis-client
```

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