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title: Install Magnus on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Magnus for on Ubuntu - Magnus screen magnifier
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/magnus/ubuntu
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# Install Magnus on **Ubuntu**

# Magnus

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

#### Magnus screen magnifier

Magnus is a very simple desktop magnifier, showing the area around the mouse pointer in a separate window magnified two, three, four, or five times. Useful for users who need magnification, whether to help with eyesight or for accurate graphical design or detail work.

### Package name

* magnus

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 13 August 2023 - latest/stable
* 21 November 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [kryogenix.org](https://kryogenix.org/code/magnus/ "https://kryogenix.org/code/magnus/")

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### Contact

* [kryogenix.org](https://kryogenix.org/contact "https://kryogenix.org/contact")

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Magnus

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 Magnus

To install Magnus, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install magnus
```

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