---
title: Install Qwen 2.5 VL on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Qwen 2.5 VL for on elementary OS - Local AI
  with Qwen 2.5 VL inference snap
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/qwen-vl/elementary
---

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# Install Qwen 2.5 VL on **elementary OS**

# Qwen 2.5 VL (qwen-vl)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/qwen-vl/elementary#install)

#### Local AI with Qwen 2.5 VL inference snap

Qwen 2.5 VL is a vision language model from Alibaba Cloud.

Use this snap to quickly install an optimized environment for local inference with Qwen 2.5 VL.

The snap includes the following hardware-optimized inference engines:

* cpu: Optimized for x64 and ARM (armv8, armv9) CPUs
* nvidia-gpu: CUDA-enabled GPU acceleration
* intel-cpu: Optimized via OpenVINO for Intel CPUs
* intel-gpu: OpenVINO-accelerated inference on Intel integrated/discrete GPUs
* intel-npu: OpenVINO-accelerated inference on Intel NPUs
* ampere-altra: Optimized for Ampere Altra CPUs
* ampere-one: Optimized for Ampere One CPUs

The most suitable engine is automatically selected based on the available hardware.

**Install:**

`sudo snap install qwen-vl`

**Run:**

`qwen-vl`

Some accelerators require extra drivers to be usable with this snap:
<https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps/how-to/setup/drivers/>

**License:**

The Qwen 2.5 VL model is licensed under Apache 2.0.

The licenses of all the bundled software can be found after installing the snap at
`/snap/qwen-vl/current/usr/share/doc`.

### Package name

* qwen-vl

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 23 September 2026 - 2.5/stable
* 23 October 2026 - 2.5/beta

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### Websites

* [documentation.ubuntu.com](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps "https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/qwen-vl-snap](https://github.com/canonical/qwen-vl-snap "https://github.com/canonical/qwen-vl-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues](https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues "https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Qwen 2.5 VL

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 Qwen 2.5 VL

To install Qwen 2.5 VL, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install qwen-vl
```

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