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title: Install Transmission on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Transmission for on Debian - Download and share
  files over BitTorrent
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/transmission/debian
---

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# Install Transmission on **Debian**

# Transmission

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/transmission/debian#install)

#### Download and share files over BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that is commonly used to distribute large amounts of data between multiple users.

Transmission is a BitTorrent client with an easy-to-use interface on top of a cross-platform backend. Native interfaces are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, as well as command line binaries and a web GUI

Notable features of Transmission include support for Local Peer Discovery, encryption,DHT, µTP, PEX and Magnet links.

**Note: Some Features may not work due to Snap Confinement.**

### Package name

* transmission

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### License

* GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0 OR MIT

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### Last updated

* 13 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 23 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [transmissionbt.com](https://transmissionbt.com/ "https://transmissionbt.com/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap")
* [launchpad.net/transmission-snap](https://launchpad.net/transmission-snap "https://launchpad.net/transmission-snap")

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### Source code

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml")
* [git.launchpad.net](https://git.launchpad.net/transmission-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml "https://git.launchpad.net/transmission-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues")
* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/transmission-snap "https://bugs.launchpad.net/transmission-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Transmission

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Transmission

To install Transmission, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install transmission
```

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

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