---
title: Install Ion Digital Currency (Official release) on Debian using the Snap Store
  | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Ion Digital Currency (Official release) for
  on Debian - gaming related peer-to-peer network based digital currency
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ioncore/debian
---

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# Install Ion Digital Currency (Official release) on **Debian**

# Ion Digital Currency (Official release) (ioncore)

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* [Ion coin developer (ioncoin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ioncoin "View all snaps from Ion coin developer (ioncoin)")
* [Finance](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=finance)
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ioncore/debian#install)

#### gaming related peer-to-peer network based digital currency

Ion Core is an MIT licensed, open source, gaming oriented,
blockchain-based cryptocurrency with ultra fast transactions,
low fees, high network decentralization, and industry-leading
transaction anonymity.

This package includes following binaries:

```
 iond, ion-cli, ion-tx, ion-qt, test_ion, test_ion-qt
```

Default homefolder:

```
 ~/snap/ioncore/common/.ioncoin
```

How to launch snap binaries in terminal:

```
 ioncore.qt     - launches Ion Core QT (ion-qt)
 ioncore.daemon - launches Ion Core daemon (iond)
 ioncore.cli    - launches Ion Core RPC (ion-cli)
 ioncore.tx     - launches Ion Core ion-tx utility (ion-tx)
 test           - launches test_ion
 testqt         - launches test_ion-qt
```

Additional launchers for tegtest and testnet:

```
 ioncore.qt-testnet     - launches Ion Core QT with testnet=1
 ioncore.daemon-testnet - launches Ion Core daemon with testnet=1
 ioncore.cli-testnet    - launches Ion Core RPC with testnet=1

 ioncore.qt-regtest     - launches Ion Core QT with regtest=1
 ioncore.daemon-regtest - launches Ion Core daemon with regtest=1
 ioncore.cli-regtest    - launches Ion Core RPC with regtest=1
```

Documentation and wiki:

* Wiki (Ion Core): <https://github.com/ioncoincore/ion/wiki>
* Wiki (Ionomy): <https://github.com/ionomy/ion/wiki>
* Wiki (Ion Core CE): <https://bitbucket.org/ioncoin/ion/wiki/Home>
* Technical documentation: <https://techdoc.ioncoin.org>
* Whitepaper: <https://ionomy.com/en/whitepaper>
* Technical whitepaper: <https://tinyurl.com/y3st8jfb>

Get source code from Github: <https://github.com/ioncoincore/ion.git>

Get CE source code from Bitbucket: <https://bitbucket.org/ioncoin/ion>

Chat with Support on Discord: <https://discord.gg/vuZn7gC>

Contact us on social networks and forums:

* Instagram: <https://t.me/ionomy>
* Twitter: <https://twitter.com/ionomics>
* Reddit: <https://www.reddit.com/r/ionomy/>
* Facebook: <https://facebook.com/ionomy>
* Feature request: <https://tinyurl.com/y5ds7s3t>
* I need help/support: <https://tinyurl.com/yy6xa3p4>
* Report a bug: <https://tinyurl.com/y5wzybwe>
* Report some random issue: <https://tinyurl.com/y5cgm2vp>
* Testing Report: <https://tinyurl.com/y39n2hsv>

### Package name

* ioncore

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 7 July 2020 - latest/stable
* 11 November 2021 - 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

* [ioncoin.org](https://ioncoin.org/ "https://ioncoin.org/")

---

### Contact

* [support@ionomy.com](mailto:support@ionomy.com "mailto:support@ionomy.com")

---

##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

---

## Enable snaps on Debian and install Ion Digital Currency (Official release)

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Ion Digital Currency (Official release)

To install Ion Digital Currency (Official release), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ioncore
```

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