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title: Install Packer on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Packer for Linux - Tool for creating machine
  images for multiple platforms
url: https://snapcraft.io/packer
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# Packer

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* [Nathan Handler (nhandler)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/nhandler "View all snaps from Nathan Handler (nhandler)")

latest/stable 1.0.0-2

Install latest/stable of Packer

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 packer
```

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

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### Package name

* packer

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### License

* MPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 16 June 2017 - latest/stable
* 16 June 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

* [www.packer.io](https://www.packer.io/ "https://www.packer.io/")

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### Contact

* [www.packer.io](https://www.packer.io/community/ "https://www.packer.io/community/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Tool for creating machine images for multiple platforms

Packer is a CLI tool for the automatic creation of identical machine images (single deployable units that contain a pre-configured OS and installed software) for multiple platforms (public cloud providers, private cloud and desktop virtualization solutions) from a single JSON template resp. configuration file.

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## Install Packer 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/packer/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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