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title: Install ubuntu-app-platform on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of ubuntu-app-platform for on elementary OS -
  Ubuntu app platform for running apps on a shared platform of libraries
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ubuntu-app-platform/elementary
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# Install ubuntu-app-platform on **elementary OS**

# ubuntu-app-platform

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#### Ubuntu app platform for running apps on a shared platform of libraries

Ubuntu app platform is an optional package your app can use to minimize the disk space the app takes. The platform offers you shared content which includes Qt 5.6.2 with Ubuntu's backported fixes, Ubuntu UI Toolkit, PIM libraries and Oxide web browser engine among else.

It is recommended to use the associated cloud part desktop-ubuntu-app-platform to make the usage easy. Note that for developing a package targeting to use ubuntu-app-platform, you will need to use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS added with the "stable-phone-overlay" PPA which includes the newer Qt and other packages!

### Package name

* ubuntu-app-platform

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2017 - latest/stable
* 17 May 2017 - 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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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install ubuntu-app-platform

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 ubuntu-app-platform

To install ubuntu-app-platform, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ubuntu-app-platform
```

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