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## Background and Requirements
Together with the broader Linux community, Canonical aims to fix many of the
common software installation problems with the [`snapcraft`](snapcraft.io)
common software installation problems with the [`snapcraft`][snapcraft.io)
project. Snaps are containerized software packages that include required
dependencies, auto-update, and work on all major Linux distributions without
system modification.
There are three ways to create a `.snap` file:
1) Using `electron-installer-snap`, which takes `electron-packager's` output
2) Using an already created `.deb` package
3) Using [`electron-forge`](electron-forge) or
[`electron-builder`](electron-builder), both tools that come with `snap`
1) Using `electron-installer-snap`, which takes `electron-packager's` output.
2) Using an already created `.deb` package.
3) Using [`electron-forge`][electron-forge] or
[`electron-builder`][electron-builder], both tools that come with `snap`
support out of the box. This is the easiest option.
In all cases, you will need to have the `snapcraft` tool installed. We
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```
While it _is possible_ to install `snapcraft` on macOS using Homebrew, it
is not able to build `snap` packages and is focused on managed packages
is not able to build `snap` packages and is focused on managing packages
in the store.
# Using `electron-installer-snap`
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## Step 1: Package Your Electron Application
Package the application using [electron-packager](electron-packager) (or a
Package the application using [electron-packager][electron-packager] (or a
similar tool). Make sure to remove `node_modules` that you don't need in your
final application, since any module you don't actually need will just increase
your application's size.
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```
If you have an existing build pipeline, you can use `electron-installer-snap`
programmatically. For more information, see the [API docs](snapcraft-syntax).
programmatically. For more information, see the [API docs][snapcraft-syntax].
```js
const snap = require('electron-installer-snap')
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If you do not already have a `.deb` package, using `electron-installer-snap`
might be an easier path to create snap packages. However, multiple solutions
for creating Debian packages exist, including [`electron-forge`](electron-forge),
[`electron-builder`](electron-builder) or
[`electron-installer-debian`](electron-installer-debian).
for creating Debian packages exist, including [`electron-forge`][electron-forge],
[`electron-builder`][electron-builder] or
[`electron-installer-debian`][electron-installer-debian].
## Step 2: Create a snapcraft.yaml
For more information on the available configuration options, see the
[documentation on the snapcraft syntax](https://docs.snapcraft.io/build-snaps/syntax).
[documentation on the snapcraft syntax][snapcraft-syntax].
Let's look at an example:
```yaml
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source-type: deb
after:
- desktop-gtk2
build-packages:
- patchelf
stage-packages:
- libasound2
- libgconf2-4