--- title: Install eask-cli on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of eask-cli for on Ubuntu - CLI for building, runing, testing, and managing your Emacs Lisp dependencies url: https://snapcraft.io/install/eask-cli/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install eask-cli on **Ubuntu** # eask-cli [Jen-Chieh Shen (jcs090218)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jcs090218 "View all snaps from Jen-Chieh Shen (jcs090218)") * [Jen-Chieh Shen (jcs090218)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jcs090218 "View all snaps from Jen-Chieh Shen (jcs090218)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/eask-cli/ubuntu#install) #### CLI for building, runing, testing, and managing your Emacs Lisp dependencies Eask was built to use as a package development tool in your Elisp packages. But now, Eask supports various types of Emacs Lisp tasks. It can be used in three major ways: 1. Dev tool for Elisp packages 2. Dependency management for your configuration 3. Run elisp programs for all other purposes So what are the major differences between Eask and other build tools like [Cask][], [makem.sh][], and [Eldev][], other than the things above? Good question! Eask is more than a build tool now, it can be used for various purposes! But here are Eask aims to be: * **Consistent** enough to sandbox across all systems * **General** enough to have Emacsers frequently used commands (`byte-compile`, `checkdoc`, etc) * **Robust** enough to provide useful results even in the presence of user errors * **Dependency-free** so that the tool can be run on any platform *P.S. See [Why Eask?]() for more detailed information.* ### Package name * eask-cli --- ### License * GPL-3.0+ --- ### Last updated * 22 February 2026 - latest/stable * 11 June 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [emacs-eask.github.io](https://emacs-eask.github.io/ "https://emacs-eask.github.io/") --- ### Contact * [jcs090218@gmail.com](mailto:jcs090218@gmail.com "mailto:jcs090218@gmail.com") --- ### Source code * [github.com/emacs-eask/cli](https://github.com/emacs-eask/cli "https://github.com/emacs-eask/cli") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/emacs-eask/cli/issues](https://github.com/emacs-eask/cli/issues "https://github.com/emacs-eask/cli/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/eask-cli/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install eask-cli 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 If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` 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 eask-cli To install eask-cli, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install eask-cli ``` ### 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? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/eask-cli/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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