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title: Install fwts (Firmware Test Suite) on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of fwts (Firmware Test Suite) for on Ubuntu -
  The Firmware Test Suite (FWTS)
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fwts/ubuntu
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# Install fwts (Firmware Test Suite) on **Ubuntu**

# fwts (Firmware Test Suite) (fwts)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/fwts/ubuntu#install)

#### The Firmware Test Suite (FWTS)

This is a firmware test suite that performs sanity checks on system firmware. It is intended to identify BIOS and ACPI errors and if appropriate it will try to explain the errors and give advice to help workaround or fix firmware bugs. It is primarily intended to be a Linux-centric firmware troubleshooting tool.

### Package name

* fwts

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 30 September 2026 - latest/beta
* 13 October 2026 - latest/edge

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[See more information about fwts ›](https://snapcraft.io/fwts)

## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install fwts (Firmware Test Suite)

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

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
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 fwts (Firmware Test Suite)

To install fwts (Firmware Test Suite), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install fwts --beta
```

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