--- title: Install NCSA Mosaic on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of NCSA Mosaic for on Ubuntu - NCSA Mosaic url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mosaic/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install NCSA Mosaic on **Ubuntu** # NCSA Mosaic (mosaic) [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/mosaic/ubuntu#install) #### NCSA Mosaic This is NCSA Mosaic 2.7, one of the first graphical web browsers. NCSA Mosaic, or simply Mosaic, is the web browser that popularized the World Wide Web and the Internet. It was also a client for earlier internet protocols such as File Transfer Protocol, Network News Transfer Protocol, and Gopher. The browser was named for its support of multiple internet protocols. Its intuitive interface, reliability, Microsoft Windows port and simple installation all contributed to its popularity within the web, as well as on Microsoft operating systems.[4] Mosaic was also the first browser to display images inline with text instead of displaying images in a separate window.[5] While often described as the first graphical web browser, Mosaic was preceded by WorldWideWeb, the lesser-known Erwise and ViolaWWW. Mosaic was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign beginning in late 1992. NCSA released the browser in 1993, and officially discontinued development and support on January 7, 1997. However, it can still be downloaded from NCSA. Find out more at: ) Built from source code hosted at: Thanks to John Lenton for the snapcraft config. This snap is maintained by the Snapcrafters community, and is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers. ### Package name * mosaic --- ### License * unset --- ### Last updated * 8 February 2024 - latest/stable * 8 February 2024 - latest/candidate This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Contact * [github.com/snapcrafters/mosaic/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/mosaic/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/mosaic/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/mosaic/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install NCSA Mosaic 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 NCSA Mosaic To install NCSA Mosaic, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install mosaic ``` ### 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/mosaic/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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