---
title: Install novavm on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of novavm for on openSUSE - Lightweight microVM
  hypervisor with eBPF observability and OPA policy
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/opensuse
---

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# Install novavm on **openSUSE**

# novavm

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/opensuse#install)

#### Lightweight microVM hypervisor with eBPF observability and OPA policy

NovaVM runs OCI container images inside real KVM virtual machines with
eBPF observability and OPA policy enforcement.

Features:

* KVM isolation — each sandbox runs in its own VM
* 2s cold boot / 69ms warm boot with L3 snapshots
* OCI images from Docker Hub, GHCR, Quay.io
* 4-level caching (L1 blob, L2 rootfs, L3 snapshot, L4 pool)
* eBPF observability (host + guest kernel probes)
* OPA policy (admission + runtime enforcement)
* REST + gRPC APIs
* Python and TypeScript SDKs (zero dependencies)

Quick start:
sudo nova setup
sudo nova serve --config /etc/nova/nova.toml
nova run nginx:alpine --name web

### Package name

* novavm

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### License

* LGPL-2.1

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### Last updated

* 8 March 2026 - latest/stable

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## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install novavm

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 from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install novavm

To install novavm, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install novavm
```

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