---
title: Install rx on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of rx for on Kubuntu - rx is a modern and minimalist
  pixel editor.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/rx/kubuntu
---

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# Install rx on **Kubuntu**

# rx

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/rx/kubuntu#install)

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#### rx is a modern and minimalist pixel editor.

rx is an extensible, modern and minimalist pixel editor, designed with great care and love for artists and hackers. It was conceived to have as little UI as possible, and instead focus on the work.

To achieve this, rx takes inspiration from vi's modal nature and is built around a command system, unique to tools of its kind.

📦 This is an **unofficial** build by toto.

### Package name

* rx

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 27 October 2020 - latest/stable
* 21 November 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/cloudhead/rx](https://github.com/cloudhead/rx "https://github.com/cloudhead/rx")

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### Contact

* [github.com/tbille/rx-snap](https://github.com/tbille/rx-snap "https://github.com/tbille/rx-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install rx

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 [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install rx

To install rx, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install rx
```

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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