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title: Install smollm2 on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of smollm2 for on Pop!_OS - SmolLM2 inference
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url: https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/pop
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# Install smollm2 on **Pop!\_OS**

# smollm2

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/pop#install)

#### SmolLM2 inference snap

SmolLM2 is a compact large language model (LLM) developed by Hugging Face.
It is designed for efficient natural language tasks such as text generation,
summarization, and question answering.

This snap lets you run SmolLM2 locally.

Before you start, make sure to have the necessary drivers installed on the host:
<https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps/how-to/install-drivers/>

**Install:**

`sudo snap install smollm2`

**Get help:**

`smollm2 --help`

**Licensing:**

The SmolLM2 model is provided by Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 license.

The licenses of all bundled software can be found inside the snap at `/snap/smollm2/current/usr/share/doc`.

### Package name

* smollm2

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 20 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 14 September 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [documentation.ubuntu.com](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps "https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap](https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap "https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues](https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues "https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install smollm2

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 smollm2

To install smollm2, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install smollm2
```

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