---
title: Install gearboy on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of gearboy for on Pop!_OS - A cross-platform Game
  Boy & Game Boy Color emulator.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gearboy/pop
---

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# Install gearboy on **Pop!\_OS**

# gearboy

[Jintao Yang (joker2770)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/joker2770 "View all snaps from Jintao Yang (joker2770)")

* [Jintao Yang (joker2770)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/joker2770 "View all snaps from Jintao Yang (joker2770)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gearboy/pop#install)

#### A cross-platform Game Boy & Game Boy Color emulator.

Gearboy is a cross-platform Game Boy / Game Boy Color emulator
written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, iOS,
Raspberry Pi and RetroArch.

\_More build details: <https://github.com/Joker2770/Gearboy-snap.git_>

### Package name

* gearboy

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 5 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 5 May 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [github.com/drhelius/Gearboy](https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy "https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy")

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### Contact

* [yjt950840@outlook.com](mailto:yjt950840@outlook.com "mailto:yjt950840@outlook.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install gearboy

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 Pop!\_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 gearboy

To install gearboy, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gearboy
```

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