Install on Ubuntu video
If you want to watch a video on installing HeidiSQL on Ubuntu then click the play button below.
Install using the terminal
HeidiSQL is a database client that’s a Windows application, however, with the use of Wine it can also be installed in Ubuntu or Debian-based distributions such as…
- Debian
- Kubuntu
- Elementary OS
- Pop!_OS
The setup for HeidiSQL requires using CLI, opening up the terminal, and running some commands.
Check if the snap command works by running the following below.
snap
If the snap command doesn’t work then you will need to install snapd in order to get it working.
sudo apt install snapd
Now use the snap command to install the wine version of HeidiSQL.
sudo snap install heidisql-wine --beta
If you are using a different Linux distribution then if it’s in the below list HeidiSQL is available via snap.
- Arch Linux
- CentOS
- Fedora
- KDE Neon
- Manjaro
- openSUSE
- Red Hat Linux
The instructions for any of the above distributions can be found on the HeidiSQL Snapcraft page, after loading the page scroll down to the Linux distribution list and select the one you are using to see the install instructions.