--- title: Install TrenchBroom on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of TrenchBroom for on Debian - A modern cross-platform level editor for Quake-engine based games. url: https://snapcraft.io/install/trenchbroom/debian --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install TrenchBroom on **Debian** # TrenchBroom [Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kristian-duske "View all snaps from Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)") * [Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kristian-duske "View all snaps from Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)") * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/trenchbroom/debian#install) #### A modern cross-platform level editor for Quake-engine based games. TrenchBroom is a cross platform level editor for Quake-engine based games. It supports Quake, Quake 2, and Hexen 2 and runs on Windows (XP and newer), Mac OS X (10.6 and newer) and Linux. TrenchBroom is easy to use and provides many simple and advanced tools to create complex and interesting levels with ease. General * Full support for editing in 3D and in up to three 2D views * High performance renderer with support for huge maps * Unlimited Undo and Redo * Macro-like command repetition * Issue browser with automatic quick fixes * Point file support * Automatic backups * Free and cross platform Brush Editing * Robust vertex editing with edge and face splitting and manipulating multiple vertices together * Clipping tool with two and three points * CSG operations: merge, subtract, intersect * UV view for easy texture manipulations * Precise texture lock for all brush editing operations * Multiple texture collections Entity Editing * Entity browser with drag and drop support * Support for FGD and DEF files for entity definitions * Mod support * Entity link visualization * Displays 3D models in the editor * Smart entity property editors To enable Quake engines within the editor install and connect an engine: # Quake 1 support snap install quakespasm-beidl # or vkquake snap connect trenchbroom:quake-engine quakespasm-beidl:quake-engine # Quake 2 support snap install yamagi-quake2-beidl snap connect trenchbroom:quake2-engine yamagi-quake2-beidl:quake2-engine The engine will be available at one of these locations: /snap/trenchbroom/current/quake-engine/ /var/lib/snapd/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake-engine/ /snap/trenchbroom/current/quake2-engine/ /var/lib/snapd/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake2-engine/ ### Package name * trenchbroom --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 3 July 2019 - latest/stable * 11 June 2019 - latest/candidate This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [github.com/TrenchBroom/TrenchBroom](https://github.com/TrenchBroom/TrenchBroom "https://github.com/TrenchBroom/TrenchBroom") --- ### Contact * [github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues](https://github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues "https://github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/trenchbroom/debian#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Debian and install TrenchBroom 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 TrenchBroom To install TrenchBroom, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install trenchbroom ``` ### 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? Want to publish your own application? 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