--- title: Install vchef on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of vchef for on Ubuntu - The CHEF Package Mangement System url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install vchef on **Ubuntu** # vchef [Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/the-meulengracht "View all snaps from Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)") * [Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/the-meulengracht "View all snaps from Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/ubuntu#install) #### The CHEF Package Mangement System Originally developed for the Vali/MollenOS operating system, this is a generic package management system that is built as a lightweight alternative to current package managers. Its not only for package management, but also as an application format. The CHEF toolchain is made up of several parts, including tools for building and distribution CHEF packages. **bake** The bake utility serves as the builder, and orchestrates everything related to generation of bake packages. Bake packages serve both as packages and application images that can be executed by serve. **order** Order handles the orchestration of the online segment. Order controls your account setup, downloading of packages, package query and is the gateway to serve **serve** Serve is the application backend. This needs to be implemented on an OS basis. This means if you seek to support chef applications, you need to implement serve for your OS. In addition to those, the CHEF toolchain comes with 3 different daemons implementing different features. The served daemon provides the runtime of CHEF packages, allowing those to be executed in containerized environments. ### Package name * vchef --- ### License * AGPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 8 August 2025 - latest/stable * 19 October 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/Meulengracht/bake](https://github.com/Meulengracht/bake "https://github.com/Meulengracht/bake") --- ### Contact * [the\_meulengracht@hotmail.com](mailto:the_meulengracht@hotmail.com "mailto:the_meulengracht@hotmail.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install vchef 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 If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` 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 vchef To install vchef, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install vchef ``` ### 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/vchef/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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