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title: Install media-samples on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of media-samples for Linux - Media sample files
  for testing media playback and encoding
url: https://snapcraft.io/media-samples
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# media-samples

[Shane McKee (mckeesh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mckeesh "View all snaps from Shane McKee (mckeesh)")

* [Shane McKee (mckeesh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mckeesh "View all snaps from Shane McKee (mckeesh)")

latest/beta 1.0

Install latest/beta of media-samples

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install media-samples --beta
```

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

media-samples is only available on the unstable beta channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* media-samples

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 22 July 2026 - latest/beta
* 20 August 2026 - latest/edge

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Media sample files for testing media playback and encoding

This snap provides a collection of Big Buck Bunny (BBB) media sample
files in various codecs, containers, and resolutions for use in media
testing. The samples cover AV1, VP9, VP8, H264, MPEG2, and MJPEG codecs
across resolutions from 180p to 4K.

Other snaps can consume these samples via the content interface by
connecting to the "media-samples" slot.

Example usage:
sudo snap connect checkbox-media:media-samples media-samples:media-samples

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## Install media-samples 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/media-samples/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/ubuntu)