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title: Install whatsthis on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of whatsthis for Linux - This is a Python 3 based
  CLI app to determine what a system is.
url: https://snapcraft.io/whatsthis
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# whatsthis

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latest/edge ceb0afb

Install latest/edge of whatsthis

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 whatsthis --edge
```

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

whatsthis is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* whatsthis

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 21 October 2020 - 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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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### This is a Python 3 based CLI app to determine what a system is.

Am I in a cloud, on a container, or just plain metal?

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## Install whatsthis 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/whatsthis/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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