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title: Install Transmission on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Transmission for Linux - Download and share
  files over BitTorrent
url: https://snapcraft.io/transmission
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# Transmission

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* [Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)")
* [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 4.1.3

Install latest/stable of Transmission

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install transmission
```

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

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### Package name

* transmission

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### License

* GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0 OR MIT

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### Last updated

* 13 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 23 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [transmissionbt.com](https://transmissionbt.com/ "https://transmissionbt.com/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap")
* [launchpad.net/transmission-snap](https://launchpad.net/transmission-snap "https://launchpad.net/transmission-snap")

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### Source code

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml")
* [git.launchpad.net](https://git.launchpad.net/transmission-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml "https://git.launchpad.net/transmission-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues](https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues "https://github.com/sameersharma2006/transmission-snap/issues")
* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/transmission-snap "https://bugs.launchpad.net/transmission-snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Download and share files over BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that is commonly used to distribute large amounts of data between multiple users.

Transmission is a BitTorrent client with an easy-to-use interface on top of a cross-platform backend. Native interfaces are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, as well as command line binaries and a web GUI

Notable features of Transmission include support for Local Peer Discovery, encryption,DHT, µTP, PEX and Magnet links.

**Note: Some Features may not work due to Snap Confinement.**

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## Install Transmission 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/transmission/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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