You have to install libsodium at least 1.0.8, but recommended 1.0.12 or later version before building. See [Directly build and install on UNIX-like system](#linux).
```bash
sudo snap install shadowsocks-libev --edge
```
## Installation
### Distribution-specific guide
- [Debian & Ubuntu](#debian--ubuntu)
+ [Install from snapcraft.io](#install-from-snapcraftio)
+ [Install from repository](#install-from-repository)
+ [Build deb package from source](#build-deb-package-from-source)
+ [Configure and start the service](#configure-and-start-the-service)
@ -68,22 +73,6 @@ try `configure --help`.
### Debian & Ubuntu
#### Install from snapcraft.io
Snap is the recommended way to install the latest binaries.
Stable channel:
```bash
sudo snap install shadowsocks-libev
```
Edge channel:
```bash
sudo snap install shadowsocks-libev --edge
```
#### Install from repository
Shadowsocks-libev is available in the official repository for following distributions: