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title: Install iptux on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of iptux for on Ubuntu - LAN communication software
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/iptux/ubuntu
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# Install iptux on **Ubuntu**

# iptux

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/iptux/ubuntu#install)

#### LAN communication software

iptux is an “IP Messenger” client. The features of iptux include:

* auto-detect other clients on the intranet.
* send/recv messages to other clients.
* send/recv files to other clients.
* share your files to other cliens (with optional password protection).

It is (supposedly) compatible with 飞鸽传书 (Feige) and 飞秋 (FeiQ) from China,
and with the original “IP Messenger” clients from Japan, including g2ipmsg and
xipmsg in Debian.

### Package name

* iptux

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 2 February 2026 - latest/stable
* 31 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/iptux-src/iptux](https://github.com/iptux-src/iptux "https://github.com/iptux-src/iptux")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/iptux-src/iptux/issues](https://github.com/iptux-src/iptux/issues "https://github.com/iptux-src/iptux/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install iptux

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 iptux

To install iptux, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install iptux
```

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