---
title: Install pre-commit on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of pre-commit for on Debian - A framework for
  managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/pre-commit/debian
---

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# Install pre-commit on **Debian**

# pre-commit

[林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/brlin "View all snaps from 林博仁 Buo-ren Lin (brlin)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/pre-commit/debian#install)

#### A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks

pre-commit is a multi-language package manager for pre-commit hooks. You specify a list of hooks you want and pre-commit manages the installation and execution of any hook written in any language before every commit. pre-commit is specifically designed to not require root access. If one of your developers doesn’t have node installed but modifies a JavaScript file, pre-commit automatically handles downloading and building node to run eslint without root.

For more information see: <https://pre-commit.com/>

**Snap specifc information**

This is NOT an official distribution of pre-commit, for any problem regarding the usage of this snap please refer to the snap issue tracker:

<https://github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap/issues>

### Package name

* pre-commit

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 30 April 2019 - latest/stable
* 15 July 2021 - latest/beta

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap](https://github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap "https://github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap")

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### Contact

* [github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap/issues](https://github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap/issues "https://github.com/Lin-Buo-Ren/pre-commit-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install pre-commit

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 pre-commit

To install pre-commit, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install pre-commit --classic
```

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