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title: Install whipper on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of whipper for Linux - CD-DA ripper preferring
  accuracy over speed
url: https://snapcraft.io/whipper
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# whipper

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* [Pavel (spvkgn)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/spvkgn "View all snaps from Pavel (spvkgn)")
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)

latest/beta 0.9.0

Install latest/beta of whipper

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 whipper --beta
```

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

whipper is only available on the unstable beta channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* whipper

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 12 October 2020 - latest/beta
* 31 March 2021 - 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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### Websites

* [github.com/whipper-team/whipper](https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper "https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper")

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### Contact

* [the82nd@pm.me](mailto:the82nd@pm.me "mailto:the82nd@pm.me")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### CD-DA ripper preferring accuracy over speed

Whipper is a Python 3 (3.6+) CD-DA ripper based on the morituri project (*CDDA ripper for \*nix systems aiming for accuracy over speed*).

**Features**

* Detects correct read offset (in samples)
* Detects whether ripped media is a CD-R
* Has ability to defeat cache of drives
* Performs Test & Copy rips
* Verifies rip accuracy using the [AccurateRip database](<http://www.accuraterip.com/>)
* Uses [MusicBrainz](<https://musicbrainz.org/doc/About>) for metadata lookup
* Supports reading the [pre-emphasis](<http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Pre-emphasis>) flag embedded into some CDs (and correctly tags the resulting rip) *Currently whipper only reports the pre-emphasis flag value stored in the TOC*
* Detects and rips *non digitally silent* [Hidden Track One Audio](<http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=HTOA>) (HTOA)
* Provides batch ripping capabilities
* Provides templates for file and directory naming
* Supports lossless encoding of ripped audio tracks (FLAC)
* Allows extensibility through external logger plugins

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## Install whipper 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/whipper/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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