--- title: Install FBReader 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of FBReader 2.1 for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Your Favourite eBook Reader url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fbreader/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install FBReader 2.1 on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # FBReader 2.1 (fbreader) [FBReader.ORG Limited (fbreader)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/fbreader "View all snaps from FBReader.ORG Limited (fbreader)") * [FBReader.ORG Limited (fbreader)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/fbreader "View all snaps from FBReader.ORG Limited (fbreader)") * [Books and Reference](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=books-and-reference) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/fbreader/rhel#install) #### Your Favourite eBook Reader FBReader is a cross-platform ebook reader available on all major desktop operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows) as well as mobile platforms (iOS and Android). FBReader supports both unencrypted ebooks and ePub files protected with **Readium LCP DRM**. **Comfortable reading** Customisable text styles and colours for day and night modes, convenient navigation, and bookmarking provide a smooth and distraction-free reading experience. **Flexible book sources** Access books from a wide range of sources. You can configure network catalogues to download free or paid ebooks, open local files, or add your preferred OPDS catalogues. FBReader includes a powerful catalogue browser with search, browsing history, and bookmarks. **Cloud synchronisation** Keep your library in sync across all devices. FBReader synchronises your books, reading positions, and bookmarks, allowing you to start reading on one device and continue seamlessly on another. **Supported formats** * ePub (including key ePub 3 features) * Unencrypted Kindle AZW3 (also known as Mobipocket) * FB2 and FB2.zip * PDF, RTF, DOC (Microsoft Word), HTML, and plain text ### Package name * fbreader --- ### License * Proprietary --- ### Last updated * 30 December 2025 - latest/stable * 28 December 2025 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [fbreader.org](https://fbreader.org/ "https://fbreader.org/") --- ### Contact * [t.me](https://t.me/FBReaderChatRoom "https://t.me/FBReaderChatRoom") --- ### Donations * [fbreader.org](https://fbreader.org/support "https://fbreader.org/support") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/fbreader/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install FBReader 2.1 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 [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` 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 FBReader 2.1 To install FBReader 2.1, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install fbreader ``` ### 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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