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title: Install Scratux on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Scratux for on Kubuntu - Scratux is a block-based
  visual programming language targeted primarily at children
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/scratux/kubuntu
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# Install Scratux on **Kubuntu**

# Scratux

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#### Scratux is a block-based visual programming language targeted primarily at children

Scratux is a block-based visual programming language targeted primarily at children. Users can create projects using a block-like interface. With Scratux, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.

Scratux is a simple project that aims to provide Free/Libre Open Source Linux binaries of Scratch Desktop (previously called the Scratch Offline editor).

Since the official Scratch project does not provide binaries for Linux distributions, we created this project so you do not have to download + build from source. Just click and install it.

Scratux is built-in different languages and is always based on the latest stable Scratch release. (Currently Scratch 3.10.2)

### Package name

* scratux

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause-Clear

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### Last updated

* 9 May 2020 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [scratux.org](https://scratux.org/ "https://scratux.org/")

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### Contact

* [scratux@scratux.org](mailto:scratux@scratux.org "mailto:scratux@scratux.org")

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

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install Scratux

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 Scratux

To install Scratux, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install scratux
```

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