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

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")

* [Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

latest/stable 3.6.6

Install latest/stable of nethack

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 nethack
```

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

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### Package name

* nethack

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### License

* Other Open Source

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### Last updated

* 7 September 2020 - latest/stable
* 3 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=nethack](mailto:ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=nethack "mailto:ogra@ubuntu.com?subject=nethack")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### The popular nethack console adventure

Play the nethack cli version

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## Install nethack 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/nethack/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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