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title: Install Ferrum-language Compiler on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Ferrum-language Compiler for on elementary
  OS - Ferrum-language compiler with compile-time memory safety
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ferrumc/elementary
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# Install Ferrum-language Compiler on **elementary OS**

# Ferrum-language Compiler (ferrumc)

[Tomas Martin Grinberg (tomas291280)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tomas291280 "View all snaps from Tomas Martin Grinberg (tomas291280)")

* [Tomas Martin Grinberg (tomas291280)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tomas291280 "View all snaps from Tomas Martin Grinberg (tomas291280)")

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

#### Ferrum-language compiler with compile-time memory safety

Ferrum-language is a systems programming language with C syntax and
compile-time memory safety via a borrow checker and ownership model.
Compiled to native code through LLVM 18.

Features:

* Ownership and move semantics
* Immutable and mutable borrows enforced at compile time
* Opt-in unsafe blocks for raw pointer arithmetic and FFI
* C interoperability via #include
* Zero runtime overhead — no garbage collector

### Package name

* ferrumc

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 24 March 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [ferrum-language.github.io](https://ferrum-language.github.io/Ferrum/ "https://ferrum-language.github.io/Ferrum/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues](https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues "https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum](https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum "https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues](https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues "https://github.com/Ferrum-Language/Ferrum/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Ferrum-language Compiler

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 Ferrum-language Compiler

To install Ferrum-language Compiler, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ferrumc
```

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