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title: Install ros-snapd on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of ros-snapd for Linux - A ROS Node to start and
  stop snap services.
url: https://snapcraft.io/ros-snapd
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# ros-snapd

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* [Ubuntu Robotics Community (ubuntu-robotics-community)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ubuntu-robotics-community "View all snaps from Ubuntu Robotics Community (ubuntu-robotics-community)")

noetic/stable 0+git.2da07a3

Install noetic/stable of ros-snapd

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install ros-snapd
```

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

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### Package name

* ros-snapd

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 16 February 2026 - noetic/stable
* 3 September 2026 - noetic/candidate

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### Websites

* [github.com/canonical/ros\_snapd](https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd "https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd")

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### Contact

* [ubuntu-robotics-community@canonical.com](mailto:ubuntu-robotics-community@canonical.com "mailto:ubuntu-robotics-community@canonical.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/ros\_snapd](https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd "https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/ros\_snapd/issues](https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd/issues "https://github.com/canonical/ros_snapd/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A ROS Node to start and stop snap services.

This snap contains a ROS Noetic node that exposes ROS services
which allow to interact with snap services.

To list available snap service:
rosservice call /ros\_snapd/list

To start, stop and restart snap service:
rosservice call /ros\_snapd/start "{service: 'service.name'}"
rosservice call /ros\_snapd/stop "{service: 'service.name'}"
rosservice call /ros\_snapd/restart "{service: 'service.name'}"

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## Install ros-snapd 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/ros-snapd/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/ros-snapd/raspbian)