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title: Install solarus on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of solarus for on elementary OS - A lightweight,
  free and open-source game engine for Action-RPGs.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/solarus/elementary
---

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# Install solarus on **elementary OS**

# solarus

[Solarus Games (solarusgames)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/solarusgames "View all snaps from Solarus Games (solarusgames)")

* [Solarus Games (solarusgames)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/solarusgames "View all snaps from Solarus Games (solarusgames)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/solarus/elementary#install)

#### A lightweight, free and open-source game engine for Action-RPGs.

Solarus is a free and open source Action-RPG game engine, licensed under GPL, and written in C++.
It runs games (called *quests*) written in Lua, and can work on a great number of platforms.
Solarus also features an editor application to help you create your own quests.

A collection of Solarus Quests can be explored in the Solarus website:

* <https://www.solarus-games.org/games/>

Information about Solarus and making quests can be found in the Solarus communities:

* Discord: <https://discord.gg/yYHjJHt>
* Forum: <https://forum.solarus-games.org/>

### Package name

* solarus

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 28 April 2024 - latest/stable
* 15 July 2024 - latest/candidate

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

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### Websites

* [www.solarus-games.org](https://www.solarus-games.org "https://www.solarus-games.org")

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### Contact

* [solarus-games.org](https://solarus-games.org/about/contact/ "https://solarus-games.org/about/contact/")

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### Donations

* [solarus-games.org](https://solarus-games.org/about/donate/ "https://solarus-games.org/about/donate/")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap.git](https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap.git "https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap.git")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/solarus-games/solarus-snap/-/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install solarus

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 elementary 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 solarus

To install solarus, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install solarus
```

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