---
title: Install Ouch on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Ouch for on Debian - Painless compression and
  decompression in the terminal
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ouch/debian
---

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# Install Ouch on **Debian**

# Ouch

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ouch/debian#install)

#### Painless compression and decompression in the terminal

Ouch compresses, decompresses and lists archives with simple commands.
The format is detected from the file extension.

**Examples**

```
ouch compress ./my-dir ./my-dir.tar.zst
ouch decompress ./my-dir.tar.zst
ouch list ./my-dir.tar.zst
```

**File access**

Ouch can use files in your home directory. To also use USB drives and
other removable media (/media, /mnt), run:

```
sudo snap connect ouch:removable-media
```

### Package name

* ouch

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 October 2026 - latest/stable
* Today - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/ouch "https://crates.io/crates/ouch")

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### Source code

* [github.com/ouch-org/ouch](https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch "https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch")
* [github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/ouch-org/ouch/issues](https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/issues "https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/issues")
* [github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/ouch-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Ouch

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 Ouch

To install Ouch, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ouch
```

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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