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title: Install hollywood on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of hollywood for on elementary OS - fill your
  console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/hollywood/elementary
---

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# Install hollywood on **elementary OS**

# hollywood

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/hollywood/elementary#install)

#### fill your console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble

This utility will split your console into a multiple panes of genuine technobabble, perfectly suitable for any Hollywood geek melodrama. It is particularly suitable on any number of computer consoles in the background of any excellent schlock technothriller.

### Package name

* hollywood

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 14 February 2020 - latest/stable
* 17 February 2020 - 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

* [blog.dustinkirkland.com](http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/search/label/hollywood "http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/search/label/hollywood")

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### Contact

* [dustin.kirkland@gmail.com](mailto:dustin.kirkland@gmail.com "mailto:dustin.kirkland@gmail.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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[See more information about hollywood ›](https://snapcraft.io/hollywood)

## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install hollywood

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 elementary 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 hollywood

To install hollywood, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install hollywood --classic
```

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