--- title: Install Zig on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Zig for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Zig Programming Language url: https://snapcraft.io/install/zig/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Zig on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # Zig [Jay Petacat (jayschwa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jayschwa "View all snaps from Jay Petacat (jayschwa)") * [Jay Petacat (jayschwa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jayschwa "View all snaps from Jay Petacat (jayschwa)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/zig/rhel#install) #### Zig Programming Language Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining **robust**, **optimal**, and **reusable** software. ⚡ **A Simple Language** Focus on debugging your application rather than debugging your programming language knowledge. * No hidden control flow. * No hidden memory allocations. * No preprocessor, no macros. ⚡ **Comptime** A fresh approach to metaprogramming based on compile-time code execution and lazy evaluation. * Call any function at compile-time. * Manipulate types as values without runtime overhead. * Comptime emulates the target architecture. ⚡ **Maintain it with Zig** Incrementally improve your C/C++/Zig codebase. * Use Zig as a zero-dependency, drop-in C/C++ compiler that supports cross-compilation out-of-the-box. * Leverage `zig build` to create a consistent development environment across all platforms. * Add a Zig compilation unit to C/C++ projects, exposing the rich standard library to your C/C++ code. ### Package name * zig --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 3 October 2026 - latest/beta * Yesterday - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [ziglang.org](https://ziglang.org "https://ziglang.org") --- ### Donations * [ziglang.org](https://ziglang.org/zsf/ "https://ziglang.org/zsf/") --- ### Source code * [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig "https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig") * [github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig](https://github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig "https://github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig") --- ### Report a bug * [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig/issues "https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig/issues") * [github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig/issues](https://github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig/issues "https://github.com/jayschwa/snapcraft-zig/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/zig/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install Zig 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 is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Zig To install Zig, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install zig --beta --classic ``` ### 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? 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