---
title: Install GAM on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of GAM for on Ubuntu - GAM is a command line tool
  for Google Workspace admins.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gam-bp/ubuntu
---

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# Install GAM on **Ubuntu**

# GAM (gam-bp)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gam-bp/ubuntu#install)

#### GAM is a command line tool for Google Workspace admins.

GAM is a command line tool that allows administrators to manage many aspects of their Google Workspace (formerly G Suite / Google Apps) Account.

This snap tracks GAM's major versions separately, since the two are not configuration-compatible. GAM 7 is published to the `7` track (the default), and GAM 6 remains on the `latest` track as a legacy release:

```
 sudo snap install gam-bp                           # GAM 7 (default)
 sudo snap install gam-bp --channel=latest/stable   # GAM 6 (legacy)
```

The snap sets GAMCFGDIR so each user's configuration lives under their own snap area, enabling a multi-user install. Migrating from GAM 6 to GAM 7 requires reauthorising.

For simplicity's sake, it's also recommended to add a snap alias:

```
 sudo snap alias gam-bp.gam gam
```

Upstream: <https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM>

Snap recipe: <https://github.com/barryprice/snap-gam>

### Package name

* gam-bp

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* Today - 7/stable
* Today - 7/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/GAM-team/GAM](https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM "https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM")

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install GAM

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 GAM

To install GAM, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gam-bp
```

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