snapd

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Install latest/stable of snapd

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.


Install using the command line

sudo snap install snapd

Don't have snapd? Get set up for snaps.

Channel Version Published

Details for snapd

License

  • GPL-3.0+

Last updated

  • 22 October 2025 - latest/stable
  • Today - latest/edge

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Share this snap

Generate an embeddable card to be shared on external websites.

Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages

Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are 'universal' packages that work across many different Linux systems, enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.

Start with 'snap list' to see installed snaps.


Install 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.


Where people are using snapd

Users by distribution (log)

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 25.10
Ubuntu 25.04
Debian 12
Ubuntu Core 20
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 24.10
Debian 13
Linux Mint 22.2
pop 22.04
Ubuntu 23.10
Zorin OS 17