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title: Install TrenchBroom on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of TrenchBroom for Linux - A modern cross-platform
  level editor for Quake-engine based games.
url: https://snapcraft.io/trenchbroom
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# TrenchBroom

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* [Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kristian-duske "View all snaps from Kristian Duske (kristian-duske)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

latest/stable v2019.5

Install latest/stable of TrenchBroom

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 trenchbroom
```

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

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### Package name

* trenchbroom

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 3 July 2019 - latest/stable
* 11 June 2019 - latest/candidate

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

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### Websites

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

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### Contact

* [github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues](https://github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues "https://github.com/fredldotme/trenchbroom-snap/issues")

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

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

#### A modern cross-platform level editor for Quake-engine based games.

TrenchBroom is a cross platform level editor for Quake-engine based games. It supports Quake, Quake 2, and Hexen 2 and runs on Windows (XP and newer), Mac OS X (10.6 and newer) and Linux. TrenchBroom is easy to use and provides many simple and advanced tools to create complex and interesting levels with ease.

General

* Full support for editing in 3D and in up to three 2D views
* High performance renderer with support for huge maps
* Unlimited Undo and Redo
* Macro-like command repetition
* Issue browser with automatic quick fixes
* Point file support
* Automatic backups
* Free and cross platform
  Brush Editing
* Robust vertex editing with edge and face splitting and manipulating multiple vertices together
* Clipping tool with two and three points
* CSG operations: merge, subtract, intersect
* UV view for easy texture manipulations
* Precise texture lock for all brush editing operations
* Multiple texture collections
  Entity Editing
* Entity browser with drag and drop support
* Support for FGD and DEF files for entity definitions
* Mod support
* Entity link visualization
* Displays 3D models in the editor
* Smart entity property editors

To enable Quake engines within the editor install and connect an engine:

# Quake 1 support
snap install quakespasm-beidl # or vkquake
snap connect trenchbroom:quake-engine quakespasm-beidl:quake-engine

# Quake 2 support
snap install yamagi-quake2-beidl
snap connect trenchbroom:quake2-engine yamagi-quake2-beidl:quake2-engine

The engine will be available at one of these locations:
/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake-engine/
/var/lib/snapd/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake-engine/
/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake2-engine/
/var/lib/snapd/snap/trenchbroom/current/quake2-engine/

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## Install TrenchBroom 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/trenchbroom/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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