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title: Install ecm-tools on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ecm-tools for on Ubuntu - Command-line tools
  to encode and decode Error Correction Model (ECM) files
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ecm-tools/ubuntu
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# Install ecm-tools on **Ubuntu**

# ecm-tools

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ecm-tools/ubuntu#install)

#### Command-line tools to encode and decode Error Correction Model (ECM) files

The ECM format is only useful in the context of raw sector-by-sector data files copied from an optical disk, such as bin/cue files. This utility strips out the error correction data (which is redundant and yet nearly impossible to compress) allowing standard compression tools to be much more effective at reducing the size of the disk image.

To decompress a .ecm file, use the following syntax:

`ecm-tools.ecm -d -v < filename.ecm > filename.bin`

Note that you must refer to this program with the snap name prefix.

### Package name

* ecm-tools

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 29 March 2026 - latest/stable
* 8 June 2024 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [bugs@birge.us](mailto:bugs@birge.us "mailto:bugs@birge.us")

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install ecm-tools

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 ecm-tools

To install ecm-tools, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ecm-tools
```

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