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title: Install App Center on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of App Center for on Ubuntu - Discover, install
  and manage Linux apps
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/snap-store/ubuntu
---

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# Install App Center on **Ubuntu**

# App Center (snap-store)

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* [Personalisation](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=personalisation)
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/snap-store/ubuntu#install)

#### Discover, install and manage Linux apps

The App Center showcases featured and popular applications with useful descriptions, ratings, and screenshots.

Apps can be found either through browsing categories or by searching.

The App Center can also be used to update apps, switch channels, and view and submit ratings.

In older Ubuntu releases, the App Center is called Snap Store and is based on GNOME Software.

### Package name

* snap-store

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 21 October 2026 - 2/stable
* 21 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/store "https://snapcraft.io/store")

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### Source code

* [github.com/ubuntu/app-center](https://github.com/ubuntu/app-center "https://github.com/ubuntu/app-center")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/ubuntu/app-center/issues](https://github.com/ubuntu/app-center/issues "https://github.com/ubuntu/app-center/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install App Center

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 [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
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 App Center

To install App Center, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install snap-store
```

### Other popular snaps…

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

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

Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now.

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