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title: Install Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL) on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL) for on elementary OS -
  Free Mersenne Prime Search Software
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/prime95/elementary
---

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# Install Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL) on **elementary OS**

# Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL) (prime95)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/prime95/elementary#install)

#### Free Mersenne Prime Search Software

The client of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), a volunteer computing project dedicated to searching for Mersenne primes. It is also used in overclocking to test for system stability.

**NOTICE**

This is not an official distribution of the Prime95 software. It is not a distribution either as the software itself isn't necessarily redistributable according to the upstream's EULA. The actual software will be downloaded from the upstream's official website during launch. As we cannot certify the integrity of the software downloaded from the upstream's official website, we cannot guarantee the security of this snap. Please use it at your own risk.

If you encounter any problems while using this snap, please report them to the snap's own issue tracker:

<https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues>

Thank you for your cooperation.

### Package name

* prime95

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 25 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 25 September 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [www.mersenne.org](https://www.mersenne.org/download/ "https://www.mersenne.org/download/")

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### Contact

* [gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/prime95-snap/-/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/prime95/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL)

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

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
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 Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL)

To install Prime95 (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install prime95
```

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