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title: Install overlay on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of overlay for Linux - Tools for assisting with
  debugging read-only squashfs snaps via overlayfs
url: https://snapcraft.io/overlay
---

# overlay

[Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kyrofa "View all snaps from Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)")

* [Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kyrofa "View all snaps from Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)")

latest/stable 0.2

Install latest/stable of overlay

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 overlay
```

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

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### Package name

* overlay

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 8 June 2017 - latest/stable
* 17 May 2017 - latest/candidate

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap](https://github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap "https://github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap")

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### Contact

* [github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap](https://github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap "https://github.com/kyrofa/overlay-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Tools for assisting with debugging read-only squashfs snaps via overlayfs

Snaps are squashfs images, which by definition are read-only. This can make
them difficult to debug, since they cannot be edited. That's where this snap
comes in. Run the following command:

```
 $ /snap/overlay/current/overlay /snap/<name>/<version>
```

Now the snap can be edited! This is done via overlayfs, and it's temporary. One
can undo it by rebooting, or by simply unmounting the overlay:

```
 $ sudo umount /snap/<name>/<version>
```

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## Install overlay 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/overlay/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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