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title: Install I2C and SMBus user-space tools on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of I2C and SMBus user-space tools for on Kubuntu
  - I2C and SMBus user-space tools
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/i2ctools/kubuntu
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# Install I2C and SMBus user-space tools on **Kubuntu**

# I2C and SMBus user-space tools (i2ctools)

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#### I2C and SMBus user-space tools

This package contains an heterogeneous set of I2C tools for the Linux kernel
as well as an I2C library. The tools were originally part of the lm-sensors
project but were finally split into their own package for convenience. The
library is used by some of the tools, but can also be used by third-party
applications. The tools and library compile, run and have been tested on
GNU/Linux.

The latest version of the code can be downloaded from:
<https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools>

Snap build code available at:
<https://github.com/jfether/i2c-tools-snap/>

### Package name

* i2ctools

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### License

* GPL-2.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 5 January 2023 - latest/stable
* 18 February 2022 - 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

* [git.kernel.org](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/i2c-tools/i2c-tools.git "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/i2c-tools/i2c-tools.git")

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install I2C and SMBus user-space tools

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 I2C and SMBus user-space tools

To install I2C and SMBus user-space tools, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install i2ctools
```

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