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title: Install snappy-debug on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of snappy-debug for Linux - Tool for debugging
  snap confinement policy violations
url: https://snapcraft.io/snappy-debug
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# snappy-debug

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* [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical")

latest/stable 0.36-snapd2.59.4

Install latest/stable of snappy-debug

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install snappy-debug
```

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

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### Package name

* snappy-debug

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 7 June 2023 - latest/stable
* 4 June 2024 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Contact

* [snaps@canonical.com](mailto:snaps@canonical.com "mailto:snaps@canonical.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Tool for debugging snap confinement policy violations

Snap developers can use this tool to help them debug and fix policy violations.

Each snap runs confined inside its own sandbox. The policy of each sandbox describes what the application is allowed to do. When an application tries to do something that is not allowed, the system logs a policy violation.

This snap

* watches syslog for such policy violations,
* shows them in a human readable format,
* and makes recommendations for how to solve them.

Run the following command to start watching policy violations.

sudo snappy-debug

If you have dropped messages, try the following command instead.

sudo journalctl --output=short --follow --all | sudo snappy-debug

Note: these commands only show policy violations that happen *after* you run them. So first run one of these commands and then run the snap that you want to debug.

See `snappy-debug --help` for more information about this tool.

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## Install snappy-debug 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/snappy-debug/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/snappy-debug/ubuntu)

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