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title: Install fades on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of fades for on elementary OS - System for automatically
  handling virtual environments
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fades/elementary
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# Install fades on **elementary OS**

# fades

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/fades/elementary#install)

#### System for automatically handling virtual environments

fades is a system that automatically handles the virtualenvs in the cases normally found when writing scripts and simple programs, and even helps to administer big projects.

fades will automagically create a new virtualenv (or reuse a previous created one), installing the necessary dependencies, and execute your script inside that virtualenv, with the only requirement of executing the script with fades and also marking the required dependencies.

(If you don’t have a clue why this is necessary or useful, I'd recommend you to read this small text about Python and the Management of Dependencies: <https://github.com/PyAr/fades/blob/master/docs/pydepmanag.rst>)

Check the full documentation here: <https://fades.readthedocs.io/>

For developers, the project is here: <https://github.com/PyAr/fades>

### Package name

* fades

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 28 March 2022 - latest/stable
* 28 March 2022 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/PyAr/fades](https://github.com/PyAr/fades "https://github.com/PyAr/fades")

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### Contact

* [facundo@taniquetil.com.ar](mailto:facundo@taniquetil.com.ar "mailto:facundo@taniquetil.com.ar")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install fades

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 elementary 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 fades

To install fades, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install fades --classic
```

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