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title: Install Keybase on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Keybase for on CentOS - Keybase is secure messaging
  and file-sharing
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/keybase/centos
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# Install Keybase on **CentOS**

# Keybase

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/keybase/centos#install)

#### Keybase is secure messaging and file-sharing

End-to-end encryption for things that matter.

NOTE: The keybase snap has a number of limitations due to the nature of the snap sandbox. In particular the git integration is not currently working and whilst it is possible to view files within keybase itself it is not possible to download them or upload them directly. Otherwise it should be quite functional.

### Package name

* keybase

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 9 May 2025 - latest/stable
* 5 February 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [keybase.io](https://keybase.io "https://keybase.io")

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### Contact

* [github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap](https://github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap "https://github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap/issues](https://github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap/issues "https://github.com/anonymouse64/keybase-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Keybase

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 is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/keybase/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:

```
sudo yum install epel-release
```

Snap can now be installed as follows:

```
sudo yum install snapd
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Keybase

To install Keybase, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install keybase
```

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