---
title: Install fetch on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of fetch for on Debian - Download files and verify
  checksum.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fetch/debian
---

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# Install fetch on **Debian**

# fetch

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/fetch/debian#install)

#### Download files and verify checksum.

Downloads a file an optionally verifies it's MD5 or SHA256 checksum.

**Usage**

```
fetch -L $SOME_URL --sha256 $SHA256_SUM
```

The command line options for fetch are compatible with the widely curl command. A wide variety of options are available yet. If you want to use an option that is still missing, please leave an issue at the project's Github repository.

**Features**

* curl-inspired API
* check SHA256 or MD5 checksum during download
* multiple HTTP methods (GET, PUT, POST, and more)
* upload data from local file
* specify timeouts
* specify TLS version to use

**Limitations of snap version**

The snap version is only able to write files in the current users home directory. To overcome this limitation, either pipe the output of fetch to the desired file or install the .deb package provided on the project's Github repository.

### Package name

* fetch

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 24 April 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/falk-werner/fetch](https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch "https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch")

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### Source code

* [github.com/falk-werner/fetch](https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch "https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/falk-werner/fetch/issues](https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch/issues "https://github.com/falk-werner/fetch/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install fetch

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install fetch

To install fetch, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install fetch
```

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