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title: Install kate on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of kate for on Debian - KDE Advanced Text Editor
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/debian
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# Install kate on **Debian**

# kate

[KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")

* [KDE](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kde "View all snaps from KDE")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/kate/debian#install)

#### KDE Advanced Text Editor

Kate is a multi-document, multi-view text editor by KDE. It features stuff like codefolding, syntaxhighlighting, dynamic word wrap, an embedded console, an extensive plugin interface and some preliminary scripting support.

Features:

* MDI, window splitting, window tabbing
* Spell checking
* CR, CRLF, LF newline support
* Encoding support (utf-8, utf-16, ascii etc.)
* Encoding conversion
* Regular expression based find & replace
* Powerful syntax highlighting and bracket matching
* Code and text folding
* Infinite undo/redo support
* Block selection mode
* Auto indentation
* Auto completion support
* Shell integration
* Wide protocol support (http, ftp, ssh, webdav etc.) using kioslaves
* Plugin architecture for the application and editor component
* Customizable shortcuts
* Integrated command line
* Scriptable using JavaScript

### Package name

* kate

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 26 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 5 July 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.kde.org](https://www.kde.org "https://www.kde.org")

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### Contact

* [bugs.kde.org](https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps "https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=neon&component=Snaps")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install kate

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 kate

To install kate, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install kate --classic
```

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now.

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