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title: Install messenger-cli on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of messenger-cli for Linux - Private and secure
  communication
url: https://snapcraft.io/messenger-cli
---

# messenger-cli

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latest/edge 0.5.0

Install latest/edge of messenger-cli

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install messenger-cli --edge
```

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

messenger-cli is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* messenger-cli

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### License

* AGPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 16 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [git.gnunet.org](https://git.gnunet.org/messenger-cli.git/about/ "https://git.gnunet.org/messenger-cli.git/about/")

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### Contact

* [gnunet@thejackimonster.de](mailto:gnunet@thejackimonster.de "mailto:gnunet@thejackimonster.de")

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### Donations

* [www.gnunet.org](https://www.gnunet.org/en/ev.html "https://www.gnunet.org/en/ev.html")
* [liberapay.com](https://liberapay.com/GNUnet-Messenger/ "https://liberapay.com/GNUnet-Messenger/")

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### Source code

* [git.gnunet.org](https://git.gnunet.org/messenger-cli.git/ "https://git.gnunet.org/messenger-cli.git/")

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### Report a bug

* [bugs.gnunet.org](https://bugs.gnunet.org "https://bugs.gnunet.org")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Private and secure communication

The tool messenger-cli is an terminal interface for the GNUnet Messenger service. The goal is to provide private and secure communication between any group of devices.

Chats will generally created as opt-in. So you can decide who may contact you directly and who does not, accepting to a direct chat. Leaving a chat is also always possible.

The application is compatible with the Messenger-GTK graphical interface:
<https://snapcraft.io/messenger-gtk>

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## Install messenger-cli 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/messenger-cli/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/messenger-cli/raspbian)