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title: Install Rare [Kyu version] on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Rare [Kyu version] for Linux - Open source
  alternative for Epic Games Launcher, using Legendary
url: https://snapcraft.io/rare
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# Rare [Kyu version] (rare)

[Kyuyrii](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kyuyrii "View all snaps from Kyuyrii")

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

latest/stable 1.12.0

Install latest/stable of Rare [Kyu version]

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install rare
```

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

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### Package name

* rare

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 2 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 2 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues](https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues "https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/RareDevs/Rare](https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare "https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare")
* [github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml](https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml "https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues](https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues "https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-Rare/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Open source alternative for Epic Games Launcher, using Legendary

Rare is a frontend for legendary-gl, an open source alternative for the Epic Games Launcher.

After installation, please use the command below to connect the important plugs:

```sudo snap connect rare:joystick && sudo snap connect rare:system-observe && sudo snap connect rare:hardware-observe && sudo snap connect rare:removable-media```

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## Install Rare [Kyu version] 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/rare/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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