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title: Install glimpse on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of glimpse for on Ubuntu - Tool for low-coverage
  whole-genome imputation
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/rjd-glimpse/ubuntu
---

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# Install glimpse on **Ubuntu**

# glimpse (rjd-glimpse)

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#### Tool for low-coverage whole-genome imputation

"GLIMPSE2 is a set of tools for low-coverage whole genome sequencing imputation. GLIMPSE2 is based on the GLIMPSE model and designed for reference panels containing hundreads of thousands of reference samples, with a special focus on rare variants."

* The description above refers to the software: <https://odelaneau.github.io/GLIMPSE/>
* I have packaged the software as a snap for **personal use** but I have made the snap available for free.
* I do not maintain the software itself. I only maintain the snap packaging. Please report software bugs to the maintainers.
* Report snap-specific bugs to me.
* I *DO* use this snap. It *HAS PASSED ALL THE PROVIDED TESTS* on my system. I **do not** track the latest version.
* Packaging 'style' : binary for linux machines.
* License refers to the original software, not the snapcraft 'code'.
* Run the following to rename the snap commands to GLIMPSE2\_<command>
  ```sudo snap alias rjd-glimpse.chunk GLIMPSE2\_chunk```
  ```sudo snap alias rjd-glimpse.concordance GLIMPSE2\_concordance```
  ```sudo snap alias rjd-glimpse.ligate GLIMPSE2\_ligate```
  ```sudo snap alias rjd-glimpse.phase GLIMPSE2\_phase```
  ```sudo snap alias rjd-glimpse.split-reference GLIMPSE2\_split\_reference```

### Package name

* rjd-glimpse

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 6 October 2026 - latest/edge

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install glimpse

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 glimpse

To install glimpse, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install rjd-glimpse --edge
```

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