---
title: Install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) on elementary OS using the Snap Store |
  Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) for on elementary
  OS - Do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page with this tool.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/elementary
---

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# Install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) on **elementary OS**

# VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL) (vt-cli)

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vt-cli/elementary#install)

#### Do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page with this tool.

Welcome to the VirusTotal CLI, a tool designed for those who love both VirusTotal and command-line interfaces. With this tool you can do everything you'd normally do using VirusTotal's web page, including:

* Retrieve information about a file, URL, domain name, IP address, etc.
* Search for files and URLs using VirusTotal Intelligence query syntax.
* Download files.
* Manage your LiveHunt YARA rules.
* Launch Retrohunt jobs and get their results.

And much more: <https://virustotal.github.io/vt-cli/doc/vt.html>

**Snap maintainer notice:**

This is NOT an official distribution of the VirusTotal CLI, refer to the snap's own issue tracker for support:

<https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues>

The upstream preferred `vt` command is not available by default, you can set it up manually by running the following command in a text terminal:

```
 sudo snap alias vt-cli.vt vt
```

To scan files under storage mounted under the `/media`, `/run/media`, and the `/mnt` directories, you need to connect the snap to the `removable-media` snapd security confinement interface by running the following command in a text terminal:

```
 sudo snap connect vt-cli:removable-media
```

### Package name

* vt-cli

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 9 June 2026 - latest/stable
* 9 June 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap")

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### Contact

* [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/brlin/vt-cli-snap/-/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL)

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 VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL)

To install VirusTotal CLI (UNOFFICIAL), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install vt-cli
```

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