--- title: Install UZDoom on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of UZDoom for on elementary OS - Game engine for Classic Doom url: https://snapcraft.io/install/uzdoom-alpo/elementary --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install UZDoom on **elementary OS** # UZDoom (uzdoom-alpo) [alpo (alpolon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alpolon "View all snaps from alpo (alpolon)") * [alpo (alpolon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alpolon "View all snaps from alpo (alpolon)") * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/uzdoom-alpo/elementary#install) #### Game engine for Classic Doom **(This snap package is not supported by the upstream developers. Report issues to the snap bugtracker: )** * Place WAD files into this directory: ~/snap/uzdoom-alpo/common/.local/share/games/uzdoom * Config file is located in this directory: ~/snap/uzdoom-alpo/common/.config/uzdoom * These directories will be automatically created after the app is first launched. **For gamepad support, run:** `sudo snap connect uzdoom-alpo:joystick` UZDoom is a source port for the modern era, supporting current hardware and operating systems and sporting a vast array of user options. Make Doom your own again! In addition to Doom, UZDoom supports Heretic, Hexen, Strife, Chex Quest, and fan-created games like Harmony and Hacx. Meet the entire idTech 1 family! Experience mind-bending user-created mods, made possible by ZDoom's advanced mapping features and the ZScript language for complex game mechanics and behaviors. Or make a mod of your own! * Can play all Doom engine games, including Ultimate Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, and more * Supports all the editing features of Hexen. (ACS, hubs, new map format, etc.) * Supports most of the Boom editing features * Features complete translations of Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife and other games into over ten different languages with Unicode support for Latin, Cyrillic, and Hangul so far * All Doom limits are gone * Several softsynths for MUS and MIDI playback, including an OPL softsynth for an authentic "oldschool" flavor * High resolutions * Quake-style console and key bindings * Crosshairs * Free look (look up/down) * Jumping, crouching, swimming, and flying * Network games for up to 64 players, including team-based gameplay * Support for the Bloodbath announcer from the classic Monolith game Blood * Walk over/under monsters and other things Commercial data files are required to run the supported games. For more info about all supported games and their data files, see Help -> List of supported games. ### Package name * uzdoom-alpo --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 10 October 2026 - latest/stable * Today - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [zdoom.org](https://zdoom.org/index "https://zdoom.org/index") --- ### Contact * [github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues](https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues "https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/UZDoom/UZDoom](https://github.com/UZDoom/UZDoom "https://github.com/UZDoom/UZDoom") * [github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap](https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap "https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues](https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues "https://github.com/alponaut/uzdoom-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/uzdoom-alpo/elementary#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install UZDoom 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 UZDoom To install UZDoom, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install uzdoom-alpo ``` ### 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? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/uzdoom-alpo/elementary) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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