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title: Install smollm2 on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of smollm2 for Linux - SmolLM2 inference snap
url: https://snapcraft.io/smollm2
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# smollm2

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latest/stable 2.0.0-beta.12+017f9db

Install latest/stable of smollm2

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install smollm2
```

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

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### Package name

* smollm2

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 20 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 14 September 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [documentation.ubuntu.com](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps "https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap](https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap "https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues](https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues "https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/smollm2#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/smollm2#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/smollm2#tab-security)

#### SmolLM2 inference snap

SmolLM2 is a compact large language model (LLM) developed by Hugging Face.
It is designed for efficient natural language tasks such as text generation,
summarization, and question answering.

This snap lets you run SmolLM2 locally.

Before you start, make sure to have the necessary drivers installed on the host:
<https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps/how-to/install-drivers/>

**Install:**

`sudo snap install smollm2`

**Get help:**

`smollm2 --help`

**Licensing:**

The SmolLM2 model is provided by Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 license.

The licenses of all bundled software can be found inside the snap at `/snap/smollm2/current/usr/share/doc`.

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## Install smollm2 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/smollm2/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/raspbian)