--- title: Install Arduino IDE on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Arduino IDE for on Arch Linux - Write code and upload it to your Arduino-compatible board. url: https://snapcraft.io/install/arduino/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Arduino IDE on **Arch Linux** # Arduino IDE (arduino) [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/arduino/arch#install) #### Write code and upload it to your Arduino-compatible board. Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple I/O board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing and MaxMSP). The boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled at **Setup** In order to upload code an arduino board over USB, you need to add your user to the `dialout` group. Open a terminal window, run the following command and *reboot* your computer. > `sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER` Now restart your computer and you're good to go! If you have one of the following boards, you need to grant specific permissions to your user for accessing directly the USB. This issue is more detailed [here]() * Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2, ATMEGA328 For granting this direct access: ``` echo "SUBSYSTEM=="usb", MODE="0660", GROUP="$(id -gn)"" | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/00-usb-permissions.rules udevadm control --reload-rules ``` **Python 3 support** This version of Arduino IDE runs in a sandbox for improved security and stability. As a result, it does not have access to the Python libraries on your device. Python 3 and the `serial` library are installed inside of the sandbox so they can be used by plugins. If a plugin needs additional Python 3 libraries, you can install them using the `arduino.pip` command. For example, the following command installs the `requests` library inside of the sandbox so the Arduino IDE can use it. > `arduino.pip install requests` Python 2 is currently not supported in this package because it reached end of life on January 1st 2020. If you have hardware that *requires* Python 2 support, please let us know. **Are you having issues?** Let us know by creating a new issue here: ### Package name * arduino --- ### License * GPL-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 4 December 2022 - latest/stable * 11 October 2023 - latest/edge This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [www.arduino.cc](https://www.arduino.cc/ "https://www.arduino.cc/") --- ### Contact * [github.com/snapcrafters/arduino/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/arduino/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/arduino/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/arduino/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Arduino IDE Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Arduino IDE To install Arduino IDE, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install arduino ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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