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title: Install lxi-tools on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of lxi-tools for on CentOS - Open source LXI tools
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lxi-tools/centos
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# Install lxi-tools on **CentOS**

# lxi-tools

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxi-tools/centos#install)

#### Open source LXI tools

Lxi-tools are open source software tools for managing LXI compatible test instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.
Features include automatic discovery of test instruments, sending SCPI commands, grabbing screenshots from supported instruments, benchmarking SCPI message performance, and powerful scripting for test automation. Both a commandline tool and a GUI application are available.

### Package name

* lxi-tools

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 1 December 2024 - latest/stable
* 18 May 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [lxi-tools.github.io](https://lxi-tools.github.io "https://lxi-tools.github.io")

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## Enable snaps on CentOS and install lxi-tools

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/lxi-tools/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 lxi-tools

To install lxi-tools, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install lxi-tools
```

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