---
title: Install omxplayer-pi on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of omxplayer-pi for on Debian - OpenMax player
  for the raspberry pi
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/omxplayer-pi/debian
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# Install omxplayer-pi on **Debian**

# omxplayer-pi

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")

* [Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/omxplayer-pi/debian#install)

#### OpenMax player for the raspberry pi

OMXPlayer is a commandline OMX player for the Raspberry PI.
It was developed as a testbed for the XBMC Raspberry PI implementation
and is quite handy to use standalone.

OMXPlayer should be used with the fake KMS driver on Ubuntu Core, make
sure to have "dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d,cma-256" in /boot/uboot/config.txt
(the default).

After installation please connect the hardware observe interface

`sudo snap connect omxplayer-pi:hardware-observe`

If you want to play content from the home dir on ubuntu core, also connect
the home interface

`sudo snap connect omxplayer-pi:home`

To play back content from a USB key or other external media, connect the
removable-media interface

`sudo snap connect omxplayer-pi:removable-media`

Source for this snap: <https://github.com/ogra1/omxplayer-snap>

### Package name

* omxplayer-pi

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 15 March 2020 - latest/stable
* 24 December 2024 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=omxplayer-pi](mailto:ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=omxplayer-pi "mailto:ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=omxplayer-pi")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install omxplayer-pi

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install omxplayer-pi

To install omxplayer-pi, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install omxplayer-pi
```

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