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title: Install yq on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of yq for Linux - A lightweight and portable command-line
  YAML processor
url: https://snapcraft.io/yq
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# yq

[Mike Farah (mikefarah)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mikefarah "View all snaps from Mike Farah (mikefarah)")

* [Mike Farah (mikefarah)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mikefarah "View all snaps from Mike Farah (mikefarah)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

latest/stable v4.49.2

Install latest/stable of yq

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install yq
```

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

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### Package name

* yq

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 27 November 2025 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/mikefarah/yq](http://github.com/mikefarah/yq "http://github.com/mikefarah/yq")

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### Contact

* [github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor

The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.

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## Install yq 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/yq/arch)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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