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title: Install Reference Standard M on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Reference Standard M for on Debian - An implementation
  of the M programming language and database
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/rsm/debian
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# Install Reference Standard M on **Debian**

# Reference Standard M (rsm)

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#### An implementation of the M programming language and database

Reference Standard M (RSM) is an implementation of the M programming
language and database, which implements the latest M standard that has
been released by the M Development Committee (MDC), currently
ANSI/MDC X11.1-1995 (ISO/IEC 11756:1999).

This is the post-relational database.

### Package name

* rsm

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### License

* AGPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 6 July 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [rsmlang.com](https://rsmlang.com/ "https://rsmlang.com/")

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### Contact

* [dlw@linux.com](mailto:dlw@linux.com "mailto:dlw@linux.com")

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### Donations

* [www.paypal.biz](https://www.paypal.biz/fwslc "https://www.paypal.biz/fwslc")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm](https://gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm "https://gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/reference-standard-m/rsm/-/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Reference Standard M

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 Reference Standard M

To install Reference Standard M, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install rsm
```

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