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title: Install pod5Viewer on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of pod5Viewer for on Ubuntu - Easily inspect raw
  Nanopore sequencing (meta-)data
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/pod5viewer/ubuntu
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# Install pod5Viewer on **Ubuntu**

# pod5Viewer

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/pod5viewer/ubuntu#install)

#### Easily inspect raw Nanopore sequencing (meta-)data

The **pod5Viewer** provides a graphical user interface for viewing and navigating through POD5 files. It allows users to open multiple POD5 files, explore their contents, and display detailed data for selected read IDs.

For more information and documentation, see the Github repository: <https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer>

### Package name

* pod5viewer

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### License

* GPL-3.0-only

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### Last updated

* 19 December 2024 - latest/stable
* 19 December 2024 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer](https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer "https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer")

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### Source code

* [github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/tree/main/pod5Viewer](https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/tree/main/pod5Viewer "https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/tree/main/pod5Viewer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/issues](https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/issues "https://github.com/dietvin/pod5Viewer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/pod5viewer/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install pod5Viewer

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 pod5Viewer

To install pod5Viewer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install pod5viewer
```

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