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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ repository contains potentially unstable changes in the develop branch.
docker run ethereum/solc:stable solc --version
-Currenty, the docker image only contains the compiler executable,
+Currently, the docker image only contains the compiler executable,
so you have to do some additional work to link in the source and
output directories.
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ If you want to use the cutting edge developer version:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ethereum/ethereum-dev
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install solc
+
+We are also releasing a `snap package <https://snapcraft.io/>`_, which is installable in all the `supported Linux distros <https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install>`_. To install the latest stable version of solc:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ sudo snap install solc
+
+Or if you want to help testing the unstable solc with the most recent changes from the development branch:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ sudo snap install solc --edge
Arch Linux also has packages, albeit limited to the latest development version: