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title: Install Hello Java! on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Hello Java! for on Ubuntu - Sample Java Swing
  and console applications
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/hello-java/ubuntu
---

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# Install Hello Java! on **Ubuntu**

# Hello Java! (hello-java)

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#### Sample Java Swing and console applications

This project is my template for building and packaging Java
applications. It follows the conventions of Apache Maven for its
directory structure and includes two sample applications that print
"Hello World!" to standard output:

* a Java console application with a command-line interface, and
* a Java Swing application with a graphical user interface.

For more information, including the source code and build files,
see the README file for this project on GitHub:

<https://github.com/jgneff/hello-java>

Java and OpenJDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle
and/or its affiliates.

### Package name

* hello-java

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 18 March 2025 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/jgneff/hello-java/discussions](https://github.com/jgneff/hello-java/discussions "https://github.com/jgneff/hello-java/discussions")

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### Source code

* [github.com/jgneff/hello-java](https://github.com/jgneff/hello-java "https://github.com/jgneff/hello-java")

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Hello Java!

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 Hello Java!

To install Hello Java!, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install hello-java --edge
```

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