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title: Install SDLPoP on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of SDLPoP for on Pop!_OS - SDLPoP
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sdlpop/pop
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# Install SDLPoP on **Pop!\_OS**

# SDLPoP

[NagyD](https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP)

[Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters")

* [NagyD](https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP)
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sdlpop/pop#install)

#### SDLPoP

An open-source port of the 1989 "Prince of Persia" video game, based on the disassembly of the DOS version.

Controlling the player:

* left: turn or run left
* right: turn or run right
* up: jump or climb up
* down: crouch or climb down
* shift: pick up things
* shift+left/right: careful step
* home or up+left: jump left
* shift while falling: grab onto ledge
* home or up+left: jump left
* page up or up+right: jump right

You can also use the numeric keypad.

Gamepad equivalents:

* D-Pad: arrows
* Joystick: left/right
* A: down
* Y: up
* X or triggers: shift
* Start or Back: display in-game menu

You can find more information and controls in the SDLPoP readme: <https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP/tree/master/doc>

This snap is maintained by the Snapcrafters community, and is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers.

### Package name

* sdlpop

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 15 October 2023 - latest/stable
* 25 December 2025 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/snapcrafters/sdlpop/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/sdlpop/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/sdlpop/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install SDLPoP

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 Pop!\_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 SDLPoP

To install SDLPoP, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install sdlpop
```

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