---
title: Install minetest on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of minetest for on Pop!_OS - Open source voxel
  game engine
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/minetest/pop
---

[Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/)

# Install minetest on **Pop!\_OS**

# minetest

[Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/)

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

* [Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/)
* [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/minetest/pop#install)

#### Open source voxel game engine

Minetest is a minecraft-inspired game written from scratch and licensed under the LGPL (version 2.1 or later). It supports both survival and creative modes along with multiplayer support, dynamic lighting, and an "infinite" map generator.

**Authors**

This snap package is maintained by the Snapcrafters community. It is not necessarily endorsed or officially supported by the developers of the application itself.

### Package name

* minetest

---

### License

* LGPL-2.1+

---

### Last updated

* 25 November 2024 - latest/stable
* 26 November 2024 - latest/edge

---

### Websites

* [www.minetest.net](https://www.minetest.net/ "https://www.minetest.net/")

---

### Contact

* [github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues")

---

### Source code

* [github.com/snapcrafters/minetest](https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest "https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest")

---

### Report a bug

* [github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/minetest/issues")

---

##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

---

## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install minetest

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 can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
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 minetest

To install minetest, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install minetest
```

### Other popular snaps…

[See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured)

[See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured)

### 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.

[Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/minetest/pop)

© 2026 Canonical Ltd.
Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.

Powered by [Charmed Kubernetes](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes)

[Join the forum](https://forum.snapcraft.io/), contribute to or report problems with,
[snapd](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd),
[Snapcraft](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft),
or [this site](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft.io/issues/new).

* [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/snapcraftio)
* [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio)
* [Share on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/snapcraftio)

* [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/snap-store-terms)
* [Data privacy](https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy)
* [Manage your tracker settings](https://snapcraft.io/install/minetest/pop)
* [Service status](https://status.snapcraft.io/)
* [Other functions](https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/)
* [Contact us](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)