---
title: Install gds2pov on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of gds2pov for on Debian - Generate 3D images
  of integrated circuit layouts.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/debian
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# Install gds2pov on **Debian**

# gds2pov

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/debian#install)

#### Generate 3D images of integrated circuit layouts.

gds2pov is a program to take a integrated circuit gds2 layout file and output a POV-Ray scene description file of the gds2 data. This allows the creation of attractive 3D pictures of a layout.

POV-Ray is a completely free, cross platform ray tracer. It can be obtained from <http://www.povray.org/>

### Package name

* gds2pov

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 30 May 2024 - latest/stable
* 17 April 2024 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [atchoo.org](https://atchoo.org/gds2pov "https://atchoo.org/gds2pov")

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### Contact

* [roger@atchoo.org](mailto:roger@atchoo.org "mailto:roger@atchoo.org")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install gds2pov

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 gds2pov

To install gds2pov, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gds2pov
```

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