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title: Install fixgateway on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of fixgateway for on elementary OS - makerplane
  FIX gateway server
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fixgateway/elementary
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# Install fixgateway on **elementary OS**

# fixgateway

[Makerplane](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/makerplane "View all snaps from Makerplane")

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* [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot)

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

#### makerplane FIX gateway server

A service that collects and distributes avionics data. FiX is short for "Flight information eXchange" and is a CAN-Aerospace derived protocol specific to experimental aviation needs.

This snap requires enabling experimental.user-daemons features:
sudo snap set system experimental.user-daemons=true

Release Notes:

* Drop support for armhf
* Enabled client GUI using fixgateway.client --gui
  The GUI is not stable but usable

Many new plugins that need your help testing:

* rtl\_433, collect data from wirelss sensors such as TPMS
* dynon, collects AHRS data from Dynon D10/D100
* gpsd, obtains GPS data from gpsd network daemon
* mgl\_serial RS-232 protocol, currently lacks custom configuration
* shadin protocol, only supports fuel related messagse from FC-10 fuel computr
* strom\_pi UPS monitoring
* Flight Data Recoder
* Replay FDR data from point in time
* Mavlink plugin for AHRS/GPS data
* Megasquirt ECU Plugin
* iFLY plugin, collects waypoints sent by iFLY EFB
* quorum plugin, negotiate a leader when running multiple gateways
* improvements to canfix plugin
* new functions added to compute plugin
* MGL plugin, import data from an RDAC or export data as an emulated RDAC

Planned enhancements for future release:

* Add support for MGL V16 COM radio

### Package name

* fixgateway

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 24 February 2025 - latest/stable
* 3 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [makerplane.org](https://makerplane.org/ "https://makerplane.org/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway](https://github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway "https://github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway/issues](https://github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway/issues "https://github.com/makerplane/FIX-Gateway/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install fixgateway

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 fixgateway

To install fixgateway, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install fixgateway
```

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