---
title: Install ponysay on Raspberry Pi using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ponysay for on Raspberry Pi - cowsay reimplemention
  for ponies
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ponysay/raspbian
---

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# Install ponysay on **Raspberry Pi**

# ponysay

[adasiko (adasiko256)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/adasiko256 "View all snaps from adasiko (adasiko256)")

* [adasiko (adasiko256)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/adasiko256 "View all snaps from adasiko (adasiko256)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ponysay/raspbian#install)

#### cowsay reimplemention for ponies

Ponysay displays an image of a My Little Pony pony saying a message provided
by the user in a terminal, or a quote from the show My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic (MLP:FiM).
Historically ponysay was a wrapper for cowsay, but has since version 2.1
become an independent reimplementation of cowsay.

Basic usage:

`ponysay [option...] [message]`

`ponysay.ponythink [option...] [message]`

### Package name

* ponysay

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 2 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 11 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

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

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### Contact

* [github.com/adasiko/ponysay\_snap/issues](https://github.com/adasiko/ponysay_snap/issues "https://github.com/adasiko/ponysay_snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install ponysay

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 a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) running the latest version of [Raspbian](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) snap can be installed directly from the command line:

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

You will also need to reboot your device:

```
sudo reboot
```

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

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install ponysay

To install ponysay, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ponysay
```

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

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

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