--- title: Install git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) for on Kubuntu - Versatile tool for rewriting history of Git repositories url: https://snapcraft.io/install/git-filter-repo/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) on **Kubuntu** # git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) (git-filter-repo) [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") * [林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/git-filter-repo/kubuntu#install) #### Versatile tool for rewriting history of Git repositories git filter-repo is a versatile tool for rewriting history, which includes [capabilities I have not found anywhere else](). It roughly falls into the same space of tool as [git filter-branch]() but without the capitulation-inducing poor [performance](), with far more capabilities, and with a design that scales usability-wise beyond trivial rewriting cases. [git filter-repo is now recommended by the git project]() instead of git filter-branch. While most users will probably just use filter-repo as a simple command line tool (and likely only use a few of its flags), at its core filter-repo contains a library for creating history rewriting tools. As such, users with specialized needs can leverage it to quickly create [entirely new history rewriting tools](). **Snap-specific information** This is NOT an official distribution of git filter-repo, refer the snap's own issue tracker for support: ### Package name * git-filter-repo --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 30 July 2024 - latest/stable * 31 January 2025 - latest/edge --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/git-filter-repo/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) 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 [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL) To install git filter-repo (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install git-filter-repo ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/git-filter-repo/kubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Powered by [Charmed Kubernetes](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes) [Join the forum](https://forum.snapcraft.io/), contribute to or report problems with, [snapd](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd), [Snapcraft](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft), or [this site](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft.io/issues/new). * [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/snapcraftio) * [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/snap-store-terms) * [Data privacy](https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy) * [Manage your tracker settings](https://snapcraft.io/install/git-filter-repo/kubuntu) * [Service status](https://status.snapcraft.io/) * [Other functions](https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/) * [Contact us](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)