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TinyPM - Backends

Snap Backend

Using TinyPM with Snap packages.

4 min readLast updated: March 2026

Snap Backend

Snap provides universal Linux packages maintained by Canonical. TinyPM wraps the snap CLI.

Flag

Use -s, --snp, or --snap to target Snap.

Common Operations

#### Install

ainstall -s firefox
ainstall -s vlc
ainstall -s code

#### Search

search -s firefox
search -s spotify

#### Remove

term -s firefox

#### List

tinypm list -s

#### Run

start firefox -s

#### Update

supdate -s

Package Names

Snap packages use simple names (e.g. firefox, vlc, code). Use search -s to find available packages.

Requirements

  • snapd must be installed and running
  • Run tinypm doctor to verify Snap is working
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