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title: Install YAML Language Server on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of YAML Language Server for Linux - YAML Language
  Server
url: https://snapcraft.io/yaml-language-server
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# YAML Language Server

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* [Alex Murray (alexmurray)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexmurray "View all snaps from Alex Murray (alexmurray)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 1.24.0

Install latest/stable of YAML Language Server

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install yaml-language-server
```

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

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### Package name

* yaml-language-server

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/redhat-developer/yaml-language-server](https://github.com/redhat-developer/yaml-language-server "https://github.com/redhat-developer/yaml-language-server")

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### Contact

* [github.com/alexmurray/yaml-language-server-snap/issues](https://github.com/alexmurray/yaml-language-server-snap/issues "https://github.com/alexmurray/yaml-language-server-snap/issues")

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

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

#### YAML Language Server

Features

1. YAML validation:

* Detects whether the entire file is valid yaml

2. Validation:

* Detects errors such as:
  + Node is not found
  + Node has an invalid key node type
  + Node has an invalid type
  + Node is not a valid child node
* Detects warnings such as:
  + Node is an additional property of parent

3. Auto completion:

* Auto completes on all commands
* Scalar nodes autocomplete to schema's defaults if they exist

4. Hover support:

* Hovering over a node shows description if available

5. Document outlining:

* Shows a complete document outline of all nodes in the document

For more information see <https://github.com/redhat-developer/yaml-language-server#readme>

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## Install YAML Language Server 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/yaml-language-server/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/yaml-language-server/raspbian)