--- title: Kata Containers – now available in the Snap Store description: Guest blog by Julio Montes, Linux Software Engineer at Intel Kata Containers is now available as a Snap and to install from the Snap Store. Kata Containers is a lightweight, fast to boot, virtual machine (VM) designed to provide the speed of containers and the isolation of VMs. Inside the VMs, the processes run on […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/kata-containers-now-available-in-the-snap-store?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Guest](https://canonical.com/blog/author/guest "More about Guest") 27 July 2018 # Kata Containers – now available in the Snap Store [cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloud) [containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/containers) [developers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/developers) [sc:snap:kata-containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/scsnapkata-containers) [Snap](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snap) [snapcraft](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snapcraft) [snapcraft.io](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snapcraft-io) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) [Virtual Machines](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/virtual-machines) [VM](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/vm) --- Share the article *Guest blog by Julio Montes, Linux Software Engineer at Intel* [Kata Containers](https://katacontainers.io/) is now available as a [Snap](https://snapcraft.io/kata-containers) and to install from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store). Kata Containers is a lightweight, fast to boot, virtual machine (VM) designed to provide the speed of containers and the isolation of VMs. Inside the VMs, the processes run on kernel namespaces, whereas on the host the virtual machine utilises the hardware-enforced isolation provided by the CPU. Kata Containers are compatible with the [OCI](https://www.opencontainers.org/) specification for Docker and CRI for [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) which means they can be managed like a traditional container. Its agnostic design allows Kata Containers to run on multiple architectures like amd64, ppc64 and aarch64 with different hypervisors including QEMU. The Kata Containers project is an open source project that combines the best of virtual machines with the flexibility and functionality of containers. **Kata Containers as a Snap** Providing Kata Containers as a Snap enables it to reach millions of Linux users around the world facilitating the use of this application on the cloud. We have found [Snaps](https://snapcraft.io/) to be an excellent packaging system, well designed and supported by several Linux distributions including Linux Mint, Manjaro, Fedora, Debian, ArchLinux, OpenSUSE, Solus, and Ubuntu. Snaps’ quick installation, automatic updates, and easy rollback features make life easier for both users and developers. The Kata Containers project is excited to now be available on the Snap Store or installed by running snap install kata-containers bringing the efficient packaging system of Snap to Kata’s users ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### AI with AMD ROCm on Ubuntu: your questions answered](https://canonical.com/blog/amd-rocm-on-ubuntu) AMD ROCm is now available in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Learn what how to make the best of it, and find out what this will mean in the coming years for development in Ubuntu. [Kevin Cazabon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kcazabon) 3 June 2026 [### Run agentic workloads on Arm and Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/run-agentic-workloads-on-arm-and-ubuntu) In the lead-up to Ubuntu Summit 26.04, Canonical and Arm are collaborating to certify the new Arm AGI CPU on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Learn what this means for... [Youssef Eltoukhy](https://canonical.com/blog/author/usf197) 26 May 2026 [### Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon) The 11th long-term supported release of Ubuntu delivers deep silicon optimization and state-of-the-art security for enterprise workloads. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 23 April 2026