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title: Install gron on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of gron for on Kubuntu - Make JSON greppable
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gron/kubuntu
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# Install gron on **Kubuntu**

# gron

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gron/kubuntu#install)

#### Make JSON greppable

gron transforms JSON into discrete assignments to make it easier to grep for
what you want and see the absolute 'path' to it. It eases the exploration of
APIs that return large blobs of JSON but have terrible documentation.

### Package name

* gron

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2017 - latest/stable

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

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### Websites

* [github.com/tomnomnom/gron](https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron "https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron")

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### Contact

* [github.com/tomnomnom/gron/issues](https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron/issues "https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install gron

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 gron

To install gron, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gron
```

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### 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)

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