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title: Install jq on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of jq for Linux - The jq command
url: https://snapcraft.io/jq
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# jq

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* [Michael Vogt (mvo)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mvo "View all snaps from Michael Vogt (mvo)")

latest/stable 1.5+dfsg-1

Install latest/stable of jq

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install jq
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* jq

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 19 February 2018 - latest/stable
* 14 July 2022 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Contact

* [snaps@canonical.com](mailto:snaps@canonical.com "mailto:snaps@canonical.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/jq#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/jq#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/jq#tab-security)

#### The jq command

The jq command

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## Install jq on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/jq/raspbian)