---
title: Install DeltaView on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of DeltaView for on Arch Linux - Compare and merge
  folders and files, Meld-style
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/delta-view/arch
---

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# Install DeltaView on **Arch Linux**

# DeltaView (delta-view)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/delta-view/arch#install)

#### Compare and merge folders and files, Meld-style

DeltaView compares folders and files side by side and merges the
differences: copy changes across, resolve three-way merges, and
synchronize folders with a preview of every step.

It compares local folders, zip and tar archives and SFTP servers, shows
images (side by side, swipe, onion skin, pixel difference) and JSON, YAML
and CSV by their structure, and works as git difftool and mergetool.

Long lines wrap or scroll, unchanged runs fold away, syntax is
highlighted, and files keep their encoding and line endings when saved.
Themes, colour-blind-safe diff colours, fonts and every shortcut can be
changed in Settings.

Strict confinement: DeltaView can open files in your home folder and on
removable media, and connects to the SFTP servers you choose.

### Package name

* delta-view

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 21 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 21 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install DeltaView

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 DeltaView

To install DeltaView, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install delta-view
```

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