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title: Install lpcraft on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of lpcraft for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Runner
  for Launchpad CI jobs
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lpcraft/rhel
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# Install lpcraft on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux**

# lpcraft

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lpcraft/rhel#install)

#### Runner for Launchpad CI jobs

lpcraft is a runner for Launchpad CI jobs. You can use it locally, though
most people will use it via Launchpad. Create a `.launchpad.yaml` file
describing the builds and tests you want to run, and Launchpad will run them
for you.

lpcraft has been renamed to lpci. Use `sudo snap install --classic lpci`
to install it.

### Package name

* lpcraft

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 19 April 2023 - latest/stable
* 19 April 2023 - 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

* [launchpad.net/lpcraft](https://launchpad.net/lpcraft "https://launchpad.net/lpcraft")

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### Contact

* [cjwatson@canonical.com](mailto:cjwatson@canonical.com "mailto:cjwatson@canonical.com")

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

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## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install lpcraft

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 [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward.

The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below.

The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command:

```
sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf upgrade
```

The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command:

```
sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf upgrade
```

The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command:

```
sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
```

Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended:

```
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms"
sudo yum update
```

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 lpcraft

To install lpcraft, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install lpcraft --classic
```

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