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title: Install NEST Desktop on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of NEST Desktop for Linux - Simulate spiking neuronal
  networks
url: https://snapcraft.io/nest-desktop
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# NEST Desktop

[Sebastian Spreizer (spreizer)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/spreizer "View all snaps from Sebastian Spreizer (spreizer)")

* [Sebastian Spreizer (spreizer)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/spreizer "View all snaps from Sebastian Spreizer (spreizer)")
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latest/stable 4.2.0

Install latest/stable of NEST Desktop

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install nest-desktop
```

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

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### Package name

* nest-desktop

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 30 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 30 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [nest-desktop.github.io](https://nest-desktop.github.io/ "https://nest-desktop.github.io/")
* [nest-desktop.readthedocs.io](https://nest-desktop.readthedocs.io/ "https://nest-desktop.readthedocs.io/")

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### Contact

* [spreizer@web.de](mailto:spreizer@web.de "mailto:spreizer@web.de")

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### Source code

* [github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop](https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop "https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop")
* [github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop-snap](https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop-snap "https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop/issues](https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop/issues "https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Simulate spiking neuronal networks

Create spiking neuron models, run simulation and analyze the results.

**Are you having issues?**

Let us know by creating a new issue here: <https://github.com/nest-desktop/nest-desktop/issues>

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## Install NEST Desktop 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/nest-desktop/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/nest-desktop/ubuntu)