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title: Install rt-tests on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of rt-tests for Linux - Real-time test suite
url: https://snapcraft.io/rt-tests
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# rt-tests

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latest/candidate 2.50+86533df

Install latest/candidate of rt-tests

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install rt-tests --candidate
```

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

rt-tests is only available on the unstable candidate channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* rt-tests

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### License

* GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later

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### Last updated

* 11 December 2024 - latest/candidate
* 8 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/rt-tests-snap](https://github.com/canonical/rt-tests-snap "https://github.com/canonical/rt-tests-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Real-time test suite

rt-tests is a set of programs to test various real time Linux features.

The programs include:
cyclicdeadline, cyclictest, deadline\_test, hackbench, hwlatdetect, oslat, pi\_stress, pip\_stress, pmqtest,
ptsematest, queuelat, rt-migrate-test, signaltest, sigwaittest, ssdd, svsematest.

For usage instructions, refer to: <https://github.com/canonical/rt-tests-snap>

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## Install rt-tests 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/rt-tests/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/rt-tests/ubuntu)

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