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title: Install Picocrypt on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Picocrypt for on Ubuntu - A very small, very
  simple, yet very secure encryption tool.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/picocrypt/ubuntu
---

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# Install Picocrypt on **Ubuntu**

# Picocrypt

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/picocrypt/ubuntu#install)

#### A very small, very simple, yet very secure encryption tool.

**Snapcraft is not the recommended way to run Picocrypt and this snap is only provided to prevent name squatters. Please see the official project repository for better ways to run Picocrypt like the .deb package or Flatpak.**

### Package name

* picocrypt

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 13 July 2025 - latest/stable

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### Websites

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

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Picocrypt

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 Picocrypt

To install Picocrypt, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install picocrypt
```

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