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title: Install pepper on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of pepper for Linux - CLI interface to a running
  Salt API system
url: https://snapcraft.io/salt-pepper
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# pepper (salt-pepper)

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latest/stable 0.7.6

Install latest/stable of pepper

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install salt-pepper
```

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

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### Package name

* salt-pepper

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 28 June 2026 - latest/stable
* 27 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [pepper.readthedocs.io](https://pepper.readthedocs.io/ "https://pepper.readthedocs.io/")

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### Contact

* [durrendal@lambdacreate.com](mailto:durrendal@lambdacreate.com "mailto:durrendal@lambdacreate.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/saltstack/pepper](https://github.com/saltstack/pepper "https://github.com/saltstack/pepper")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/durrendal/pepper-snap](https://github.com/durrendal/pepper-snap "https://github.com/durrendal/pepper-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### CLI interface to a running Salt API system

Pepper is a CLI tool for interacting with a remote SaltStack API system.
It provides a simple interface to execute Salt commands via the Salt API
(salt-api) from the command line.

Features:

* Execute Salt commands remotely via Salt API
* Support for multiple authentication backends
* JSON output format for easy parsing
* Interactive shell mode
* Batch execution support
* Token-based authentication with auto-renewal
* Support for all Salt execution modules
* Configuration file support (~/.pepperrc)

Requirements:

* A running Salt API (salt-api) server
* Valid authentication credentials

Usage:

* pepper '\*' test.ping
* pepper --client runner jobs.active
* pepper '\*' cmd.run 'uptime'

Pepper icons created by Freepik - Flaticon

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## Install pepper 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/salt-pepper/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/salt-pepper/ubuntu)

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