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title: Install LMCtl on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of LMCtl for Linux - Command-line client for LM
  Studio
url: https://snapcraft.io/lmctl
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# LMCtl

[Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zygoon "View all snaps from Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)")

* [Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zygoon "View all snaps from Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)")

latest/stable v0.2.0

Install latest/stable of LMCtl

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install lmctl
```

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

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### Package name

* lmctl

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 1 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 29 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [lmstudio.ai](https://lmstudio.ai/ "https://lmstudio.ai/")

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### Contact

* [gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl")

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### Report a bug

* [gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/lmctl/-/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Command-line client for LM Studio

lmctl is a command-line client for LM Studio.

It talks to the LM Studio local API to list models, load and unload models,
and send chat requests from scripts or interactive terminal workflows.

Learn more about LM Studio at <https://lmstudio.ai/>.

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## Install LMCtl 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/lmctl/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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