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title: Install Pocket VMs on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Pocket VMs for Linux - A convergent QEMU frontend
  for desktop and mobile
url: https://snapcraft.io/pocketvms
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# Pocket VMs (pocketvms)

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* [Alfred E. Neumayer (fredldotme)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/fredldotme "View all snaps from Alfred E. Neumayer (fredldotme)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 0.8

Install latest/stable of Pocket VMs

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 pocketvms
```

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

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### Package name

* pocketvms

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 26 March 2024 - latest/stable
* 21 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Donations

* [www.paypal.com](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/beidl "https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/beidl")

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### Source code

* [github.com/fredldotme/pVMs](https://github.com/fredldotme/pVMs "https://github.com/fredldotme/pVMs")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/fredldotme/pVMs/issues](https://github.com/fredldotme/pVMs/issues "https://github.com/fredldotme/pVMs/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A convergent QEMU frontend for desktop and mobile

Pocket VMs is a QEMU frontend for Ubuntu Touch & Ubuntu Desktop

Features:

* A custom build of QEMU running on desktop and mobile
* A native & convergent GUI
* 3D acceleration
* Emulation (x86\_64 on aarch64)
* Virtualization (aarch64 on aarch64) using KVM
* File sharing support
* Easy to use machine management

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## Install Pocket VMs 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/pocketvms/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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