--- title: Install spread on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of spread for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Convenient full-system test (task) distribution url: https://snapcraft.io/install/spread/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install spread on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # spread [Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/niemeyer "View all snaps from Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)") * [Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/niemeyer "View all snaps from Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/spread/rhel#install) #### Convenient full-system test (task) distribution Spread is a plesant way distribute full-system integration tests and similar tasks. A few simple and concrete concepts that are fun to play with and fix the exact piece missing in the puzzle. It's not Jenkins, it's not Travis, it's not a library, not a language, and it's not even specific to testing. It's a simple way to express what to run and where, what to do before and after it runs, and how to duplicate jobs with minor variations without copy & paste. ### Package name * spread --- ### License * GPL-3.0+ --- ### Last updated * 13 July 2026 - latest/stable * 13 July 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [github.com/canonical/spread](https://github.com/canonical/spread "https://github.com/canonical/spread") --- ### Contact * [gustavo@niemeyer.net](mailto:gustavo@niemeyer.net "mailto:gustavo@niemeyer.net") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/spread/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install spread 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 is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install spread To install spread, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install spread ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### 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? 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