---
title: "Exoscale command line is now available as a snap!"
description: "It is now much easier to install the exoscale command-line tool on Ubuntu based systems, and more!"
date: 2019-10-14
author: "Chris Glass"
tags: ["devops","api"]
url: https://www.exoscale.com/blog/exo-cli-available-as-a-snap/
---
# Exoscale command line is now available as a snap!

The exoscale command line tool ("exo") is now available as a
[snap package](https://snapcraft.io/exoscale-cli).

"Snaps" allow seamless installation for [all linux distributions that support them](https://snapcraft.io/)
(such as Ubuntu), making the Exoscale CLI installable with a simple

```bash
sudo snap install exoscale-cli
```

The `exo` binary is now available on your path:

```bash
exo config
exo vm list
```

The installed snap will be kept up to date automatically as we release new
stable versions. 

You're good to go!

![Our exo CLI now available as a snap](https://www.exoscale.com/blog/exo-cli-available-as-a-snap/exoscale-cli_snap.jpg)

### Migrating from other packaging solutions

If you're currently using our Debian package, the easiest migration path is
simply to remove the package from your system and install the snap instead.

On some systems, the Exoscale CLI configuration is kept in
`~/.config/exoscale/*`. In this case, the recommended approach is to move the
directory over to `~/.exoscale/*` with:

```bash
mv ~/.config/exoscale ~/.exoscale
```

Users who prefer to keep using our Debian packages are welcome to do so, we
don't expect to phase out the build of our Debian packages in the foreseeable
future.

### Known limitations

We currently only know of a single small limitation: due to the snap sandbox
confinement, it is only possible to upload files to Exoscale's object storage if
they are in the current user's `$HOME`: the snap is confined to only be able to
read non-hidden files and directories in the current user's `$HOME`, except for
the ".exoscale" hidden directory.